Transforming the furniture industry one piece at a time

We’re challenging throwaway culture with a new model for furniture design and production. We believe waste is a design flaw - it should be eliminated at the sketchpad. While circularity, the potential to repair, reuse, and recycle - must be designed in from the beginning.


Design-led furniture for a circular economy

People everywhere are paying for furniture that fails, cannot be repaired or reused, and pollutes the planet we all share. We’re here to change that.


Our cradle-to-cradle philosophy

We create furniture of enduring quality using solid timber for many years of use and reuse. When you move house, take your freestanding Somer kitchen with you. When the time comes, refurbish it or resell it with our buy-back scheme and online marketplace. When your furniture finally reaches the end of its life, we’ll help you recycle it or return it to the earth to fuel new life.


Tech-enabled craftsmanship

Our furniture is crafted by carpenters with more than 3,000 touch receptors in each fingertip. Every piece emerging from our Somerset workshop benefits from their skill and experience. Technology helps us deliver this quality at scale. For example, our multi-tier press allows us to prepare 20 panels in just three hours - a process that would otherwise take over a week by hand- enabling us to reach more people and create real change.


The problem with disposable furniture

The furniture industry is plagued by short-lived products made from non-renewable materials, depleting our natural resources and contributing to a cycle of waste and pollution. Fitted furniture, while common, often becomes a single-use product after installation, regardless of the length of its guarantee. This unsound thinking means that 20 million pieces of furniture are thrown away in the UK each year, most of which goes straight to landfill, where it leaches harmful chemicals into the earth.


For you and the planet

Our design-led approach benefits not only our customers but also the environment. By choosing Somer, you’re investing in furniture that brings lasting value to your space and contributes to a more sustainable future.