Eureka Ergonomic’s Arundel collection pairs walnut and leather

By Michael Reed

Eureka Ergonomic's Arundel collection pairs walnut and leather

Along the arm of an elongated, low-profile modular sofa, warm walnut grain meets tobacco-hued leather at a crisp, visible seam. That single detail encapsulates the concept behind Eureka Ergonomic’s Arundel Collection, a coordinated suite of pieces for living, dining, and sleeping areas that lets leather, wood, natural stone, and metal inform both shape and scale. For founder and CEO Tom Hu, luxury isn’t about piling on ornament; it’s about richness of material, careful proportions, and precise workmanship. The collection blends two impulses: the lived-in comfort of classic American furniture and the refined clarity of European modern design. The goal was equilibrium — contemporary without feeling insubstantial, substantial without slipping into tradition, and materially layered without appearing cluttered.

Where Materials Meet

The collection’s organizing idea — how materials come together — is most legible at the meeting points, where one surface steps into another. Changes in thickness or a subtle level shift mark each junction. Hu says they don’t always conceal those joins; often the craftsmanship is revealed precisely at those intersections. The silhouettes are low and broad, with softened edges and proportions meant to suit generous interiors. Natural stone, chosen from a restrained palette of greens, blacks, whites, and warmer hues, adds visual weight, while antique brass and champagne gold are used sparingly for trims and supporting details. The intent is for each material to be seen and felt, yet no single element should overpower the overall composition.

Close-up of walnut and leather junction on furniture showing visible seam
The Arundel collection emphasizes visible joins where walnut meets leather.

Piece by Piece

At the heart of Arundel is the modular sofa, which the company regards as the collection’s most complete statement. It can be configured in a straight run or turned into a corner arrangement, and it includes a walnut surface integrated directly into the seating run. The main volume is upholstered in a warm ivory fabric, with cowhide sourced from Italy and South America anchoring the terminal sections. Hu describes encountering the sofa as a staged experience: you first take in the feel of the piece, and only then discover its construction. Companion to the sofa, a coffee table combines wood and stone across two levels and is accented with champagne-gold detailing.

Designed for entryways and dining spaces, a console raises a broad top on crossed, curved supports, while a sideboard presents an ample surface balanced on a slender frame — both pairing American walnut with antique-brass touches. A channel-tufted headboard trimmed in champagne gold flows into a vanity and nightstand, creating a continuous plane, and a wall system of aluminum panels, illuminated shelving, and glass-front cabinets expands the collection into architectural territory beyond standalone furniture.

Together, the six pieces are intended to outfit a home as a coherent whole, a visual and material language the brand plans to extend into storage and built-in elements over time. The name Arundel was chosen to evoke a sense of permanence and rootedness — contemporary in approach but not ephemeral. Positioned in Eureka Ergonomic’s Attainable Luxury tier, the collection will make its debut at High Point Market, October 17–21, in the company’s fourth-floor showroom, IHFC D440, where it will be displayed as a fully staged residence.

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