Furnitures
Sequana Created by Mary Shaw in Paris in 1997, Sequana is an entire universe based around the home, a way of life, where comfort and elegance,myth and modern, nature and culture all come together to create the art of living Sequana.
Table, chairs
Using natural materials, and working with the most experienced craftsmen, collections of original furniture, fabrics, ceramics, accessories, objects for loving have been created each with its own separate identity, quality, athentic goods giving an image of timeless chic.
Arm-rest
pad : |
Covering
of the part of chair, armchair or settee arms where we place our forearms |
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| Back-rest
cushion : |
Bulging
of the lower part of a seat back or a transversal cushion put in the same
place (chairs, armchairs, settees) |
| Base
: |
Bottom
part of the furniture resting on the floor |
| Battens
: |
Elements
of low section used to support shelves, pigeon-holes, etc. |
| Bed
slats : |
Transverse
elements on which the bed base lies |
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Bottom board : |
Board
that closes the bottom of a piece of furniture |
| Boucle
edging : |
Curled
trimmings looking like piping |
| Braid
: |
Strong
textured ribbon intended to hide the studs on upholstery (armchairs etc.) |
| Braiding
: |
Exterior
dressing of tapes and cords |
|
| Canopy
: |
Inside
part of a tester |
Carcasses
pour sièges
et salons : |
Carcasses
for chairs and suites |
| Catch
: |
Small
latch to close opening frames (furniture doors) |
| Cleats
: |
Elements
used to wedge or to block |
|
Clip : |
Metallic
part to fix the springs |
| Corner
piece : |
Placed
at the top of an angle formed by two elements |
| Cornice
: |
The
projecting moulding crowning the top of the furniture higher than the eye |
| Cover
strip : |
Element
placed at the junction of two doors to mask their closing line |
| Covering
: |
Final
dressing |
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| Disc
shaped spring unit : |
Where
the platform is surrounded by a pad which determines a slope towards the
centre to maintain the bed base |
| Dividing
panel : |
Placed
inside a piece of furniture to isolate two compartments |
|
Dog : |
Blocking
element designed to limit or stop a mobile element, generally for a drawer
of a piece of furniture or a table |
|
Drawer : |
Composed
of the following parts : the front, the sides, the back and the base |
| Drop
handle : |
Small
hanging piece used as an ornament or used to open a door |
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| End
panel : |
Parts
of the spring unit at the head or the foot of the bed allowing its support |
| English
drawer : |
Where
the front is much lower than the sides and the back |
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| False
bottom : |
Horizontal
panel placed between two drawers to isolate them |
| False
cushion : |
Covering
designed so as to give the appearance of a cushion |
| False
legs : |
Vertical
bars stuck to the interior of the side intended to receive the back panel |
| Fixed
frame : |
Vertical
fixed part which separates the two mobile parts |
| Flap
hinge : |
Double
fitting allowing the hinging of a door |
| Flap
: |
Panel
or frame working round a horizontal axis |
| Flat
pillow : |
Flat
removable cushion on the seat of a chair |
|
Flexible edged spring unit : |
Where
the big sides of the frame are lower than the small ones |
| Flush
drawers : |
Grouped
in such a way that their fronts meet |
| Flush
doors : |
Furniture
doors whose exterior edges are on the same level as the framework |
Fournitures
pour
l'ameublement : |
Furniture
accessories |
| Fox
edging : |
Tube
of material underlining the contours of the covering |
| Frame
: |
Framework
designed to receive some form of surface material. It is a complete element
in itself and is integrated into the piece of furniture in either a fixed
or a removable way |
| Framed
door : |
Constituted
by a framework round a surface of any material (decorative panel, melamine,
etc.) |
| Framework
: |
Framework
of a piece of furniture or an armchair |
| Front
seat : |
Front
of the seat pad |
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Furniture cover : |
Envelope
used to cover or protect furniture |
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| Glider
: |
Element
fixed under the legs of furniture or chairs to avoid scraping the floor |
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| Hardware
fixing : |
Operation
consisting in uniting a door or a flap to the frame by means of fittings |
| Headboard
: |
Top
part of certain chairbacks constituted to the height of three cushions with
different resistances to compression |
| Head-rest
: |
Top
part of a seat back allowing to lean one's head : can be removable or composed
of a cushion |
| Hinge
: |
Rotation
fitting composed of two rectangular blades, one fixed, the other mobile,
permitting the articulation of two furniture pieces |
|
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Inlay : |
Fine
moulding strip applied on a semi-circular section |
| Insertion
: |
Narrow
piece of wood united by a fitting to a piece of greater dimensions to make
it longer, wider, or to frame it |
| Inside-back
cover : |
Dressing
of the back of an armchair or settee |
|
|
Jaconet dust cover : |
Cloth
protecting the underneath part of a chair, etc. |
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|
Leaf : |
Intended
to increase the horizontal surface of a table |
| Line
: |
Decorative
element appearing as a line constant in width, generally used to enhance
furniture doors and table tops |
| Lower
back rail : |
Lower
bar of the back of a chair |
| Lower
part of leg : |
Extra
leg forming part of the base of a piece of furniture |
|
Luminaire : |
Lighting |
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| Magnetic
catch : |
Device
composed of a magnet and an iron plate to hold the door of a piece of furniture
in closed position |
| Meubles
contemporains : |
Contemporary
furniture |
| Meubles
de cuisine : |
Kitchen
furniture |
Meubles de style,
copie d'ancien : |
Reproduction
furniture, copie of antique furniture |
| Meubles
pour collectivité : |
Contract
furniture |
| Mullion
: |
Vertical
member placed between two doors and maintained by its ends in transverse
bars |
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| Ordinary
leaf : |
Is
placed between the two half parts of a table top or at each end |
| Ornemental
cover : |
Piece
of metal wood or plastic designed to cover up any badly finished part |
| Overall
dimensions : |
Exterior
measurements of the piece of furniture or the chair, in plan and in elevation,
which determine the gross volume of the object in question |
| Overhang
moulding : |
Decorative
and constitutive element, moulding forming a framework to a surface, in
projection |
| Overlapped
doors : |
Furniture
doors whose inside edges are on the same level as the framework |
| Overlapping
drawer : |
Where
the front covers the edges of the framework |
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| Padding
: |
Padding
with the help of more or less compressible materials (sponge, horsehair) |
| "Pied
en gaine"(leg) : |
Leg
of a piece of furniture or chair whose form is wider at the top than at
the bottom |
| "Pieds
consoles" (legs) : |
Upright
higher than the seat of the chair, forming the support of the arms |
| Pilaster
: |
Vertical
member formed by a slight projection of the front of the piece of furniture |
|
Pin hinge : |
Articulated
part composed of a male and a female part pivoting around a pin, generally
used to fix furniture doors |
| Piping
: |
Band
of material lining a seam and forming a raised covering |
| Pivot
: |
Element
of rotation (doors) |
| Plinth
: |
Thin
band of wood at the base of a piece of furniture and reposing on the floor |
| "Pour
un siège" : |
Flat
or modelled frame which doubles the belt or is framed in it to form the
seat or is placed in the back to make mobile parts of it |
| Pull-out
leaf : |
Is
placed at the ends of a table and slides underneath |
| Pull-out
slide : |
Mobile
shelf sliding horizontally (multi-media furniture) |
|
| Rack
: |
Pieces
of wood with teeth or perforated bands of metal designed to support the
brackets and the angle-blocks |
| Rail
: |
Horizontal
element in a framework (top, low or middle bar) |
| Rail
legs : |
Legs
of a table in which the pieces of the belt are assembled |
|
Receding moulding : |
Decorative
and constitutive element, moulding forming a framework to a surface, and
whose profile is behind it |
| Reinforcing
cloth : |
Strong
cloth fixed to the frame of a seat to reinforce the parts to be covered
by a fragile material (the back of the chair, the outside part of the arms) |
| Rigid
edged spring unit : |
Where
the framework is at the same height on all four sides |
| Rotating
drawer : |
Opening
by rotation round a pin coinciding with the low horizontal side of the front |
|
| Scroll
: |
Curved
or spiral part of certain chair arms or backs |
| Scroll
back : |
Top
bars of the head of beds, also designs the back of certain chairs |
| Seat
rail : |
The
ensemble of transversal bars uniting the legs and backs (chairs, armchairs,
settees, tables) |
| Sharp
joint door : |
Two
doors next to each other whose junction is not hidden |
| Shelf
: |
Element
placed horizontally in a piece of furniture |
| Short
rails : |
Bars
of the back of beds uniting their legs |
| Side
rails : |
Elements
which link the head and the foot of the bed |
Sièges
et fauteuils
contemporains : |
Contemporary
chairs and armchairs |
Sièges
et fauteuils
copies d'anciens : |
Chairs
and armchairs, copy of antique furniture |
| Sièges
pour collectivité : |
Contract
chairs |
| Slat
shutter or blind : |
Pliable
panel constituted by small, narrow elements fixed side by side and sliding
in the grooves, used in certain bureaus |
| Slide
: |
Element
composed of a groove in which glides a mobile element, used for drawers
of furniture and tables |
| Sliding
doors : |
Doors
of furniture sliding parallel to their own level on a rail or in a groove
made in the framework |
|
Solid wood door : |
Constituted
by a solid panel or ply-wood |
| Solid
wood panel : |
Constituted
by a sheet of wood (over 5 mm) used in the category "solid wood furniture" |
| Spring
unit framing : |
Body
designed to receive the spring unit |
| Spring
unit with frame : |
Ensemble
composed of a framework and suspension material |
| Stop
: |
Extra
element intended to limit the course of a mobile element (see dog) |
| Strap
hinge : |
Decorative
element of imitation, used on doors |
| Strap
: |
Band
of strong and thick material, constitutive element of the seat (the number
and strength of the straps assures the rigidity of the seat) |
|
Stretcher : |
Element
uniting two legs under the seat of chairs or armchairs |
| Strut
: |
Cross
piece uniting the legs at a height slightly above floor level |
| Support
: |
Swivelling
or hinged part used to support a table flap |
| "Suspended"
spring unit : |
Which
has equal elasticity over its whole surface |
|
|
Tapisserie : |
Upholstering |
|
Tassel : |
Element
of plaited trimmings used for decoration |
|
Top rail : |
The
top bar of a chair back |
| Tuft
: |
Padding
kept in place by buttons disposed in diamond shape (used in armchairs and
settees of the Chesterfield type) |
| Turned
leg : |
Leg
of a piece of furniture or a chair whose form is curved in elevation |
| Tying
ribbon : |
Piece
of cloth cut on the bias, sewn to the back of the furnishing material to
fix in the hollow of the cover |
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|
Underframe : |
Ensemble
of the elements supporting the table top |
| Upholstery
material : |
Ensemble
of disposed elements for seating and decorative covering |
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Useful dimensions : |
Measurements
of the interior or exterior parts of the piece of furniture or chair which
allow the accomplishment of the function for which it has been designed |
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| Vernis,
finition : |
Varnish,
finishing |
|
| Webbing
: |
Support
of the padding with strapping bands |
| Wings
: |
The
parts of the sides of certain chairs between the seat, the arms and the
uprights, and which are covered with material |
| Wrap
: |
Overlap
of a cushion covering the front or the top of an armchair or a sofa |