Is the arch comfortable to lean on?

Yes in the centre, less so at the shoulders where the rail drops. It is a formal sofa; it sits more upright than a Lawson.

Are the carved legs machine-made?

No. They are carved by hand in the workshop. Ask to see the leg before it goes onto the frame.

Why the long lead time?

The curved back rail is laminated, clamped and left to set for several days. Rushing it means the arch moves later.

Will it look old-fashioned?

In a modern flat, probably. In a traditional house or a formal drawing room, it looks exactly right.

Can I have plain fabric?

Yes, though we will tell you honestly that jacquard suits the shape better.

Can you match an old family sofa?

Often yes. Bring a photograph. We have rebuilt several inherited camelbacks.

Photo slots for this sofa: assets/images/rp-heritage-camelback/rp-heritage-camelback-01-hero.jpg … -06-lifestyle.jpg. Drop the real photographs in with those names and they replace these drawings automatically.

Camelback sofa

RP Heritage Camelback

An arched back and carved legs — formal furniture, made locally.

From NPR 1,05,000 up to NPR 1,65,000 depending on size and fabric

Seats: 3 seats
Size options: 210 × 92 × 92 cm; arched back
Ideal for: Formal drawing rooms; heritage properties; families who host formally
Fabric: Jacquard or velvet; carved wooden legs
Leg finish: Hand-carved sal, dark walnut polish
Warranty: 5 years frame & foam · 1 year stitching and mechanisms
Lead time: 32–40 days

Fabric swatches we build this in

Gold jacquard
Bottle green velvet
Maroon jacquard
Ivory damask

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In Jhalak's words

A camelback has a curved back rail that rises in the centre, and every part of building it is harder than a straight sofa: the rail is laminated and clamped, the padding has to be shaped to the arch, and the piping has to follow the curve without a single pucker.

It is a formal object and it belongs in a formal room — the drawing room that is kept slightly tidy, where guests are received. Paired with hand-carved sal legs it reads close to the classic carved sofas that older Nepali households remember, but with proper modern foam and a frame that will not creak.

This is the sofa where we most often recommend jacquard. The pattern and the arch belong together, and a plain cloth on a camelback can look strangely bare.

Thirty-two to forty days, because the curved rail has to be laminated, clamped and left to set before anything else can happen.

“Look at the piping where it climbs the arch. If it is smooth, the sofa is right.”— Jhalak Bahadur Khatri, proprietor

The build

Foam

36-density seat; shaped back padding over a curved rail

Frame

Seasoned sal with a laminated curved back rail

Joinery

Mortise-and-tenon; carved legs doweled and pinned

Stitch

Piped along the arch; show-wood edge

Ask us for an offcut of the actual foam going into your sofa and we will hand it to you. Come to the workshop and push the bare frame with your own hands before it is covered — most people who do that stop worrying.

Delivery and warranty, in plain language

Free delivery inside Ring Road, quoted honestly at cost anywhere else in Nepal. Fifty per cent advance when you sign the written specification, balance on delivery — and the specification lists the model, exact size, fabric name and batch, foam densities, leg finish and date, so there is nothing left to remember or argue about.

Five years on the frame and joinery. Five years on foam collapse. One year on stitching, zips and mechanisms. If something goes wrong, send a photograph and your ledger serial number to 9849239091 on WhatsApp — that is the whole claim process. Your fabric is reserved from the same roll for six months, so a matching extra piece actually matches.

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