The name "Sleigh" comes from our Sleigh Bed, but the actual origin of this collection comes from long before that, twenty years ago when Charles was designing the arm chair to go with his first side chair. Charles' original idea for the curl came from the volute that is found at the top of the Ionic column in ancient Greece. They say it was inspired by the nautilus shell or ferns. Charles says, "To me it implies stature, humor, movement and character all at the same time. I have used it in many different forms. It requires skilled handwork to carve, and I find it very often leads the eye into other more subtle areas of skilled handwork. What is more, it is fun to carve." The sleigh curl has become one of our signature motifs.