Matthew Hilton for SCP

The Imperfect Archive

#Events 27.03.25

An exhibition of over ninety designs produced by SCP from 1985 to 2025, including prototypes, production pieces and ephemera.

SCP at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 | Truly Natural Always

#Events 07.08.24

SCP showcased our collection of upholstery using 100% natural and sustainable materials at CDW 2024. It is a project that our factory and product development team has been working on for over a decade.

SCP 2023 Upholstery Collection | LDF 2023

#Products 15.09.23

An overview of the SCP 2023 Upholstery Collection, the first collection made of entirely natural and sustainable materials. Featuring two armchairs and four sofas.

Ewelina reclining armchair by Matthew Hilton | SCP 2022 Collection

#Products 31.05.22

An overview of the Ewelina chair by Matthew Hilton, part of the SCP 2022 Collection. It is a reclining armchair for a new generation that eschews the idea of formality.

Matthew Hilton | Studio Visit

#Interviews 30.05.22

For the SCP 2022 Collection launching at the Milan Salone, Matthew Hilton has taken on a very difficult typology, the reclining armchair. We find out more about the challenges the design posed in a spring studio visit.

In Conversation with Matthew Hilton

#Interviews 21.09.21

A film about Matthew Hilton's design practice from 1997, entitled "In Conversation with Matthew Hilton. Made by Chris Eckersley in October 1997.

Grove & Constructivist tables by Matthew Hilton | SCP 2021 Collection

#Products 20.09.21

An overview of two new SCP products for the 2021 Collection. We look at the Grove and Constructivist tables by Matthew Hilton.

SCP 2021 Collection | Overview

#Products 15.09.21

An overview of the new collection, featuring a variety of different furniture typologies for the home and workplace from Matthew Hilton, Studio Ilse, Reiko Kaneko, Lucy Kurrein, Philippe Malouin, Donna Wilson and Terence Woodgate.

Balzac History | 1000 Chairs by Charlotte & Peter Fiell

#Culture 20.05.21

Continuing our content celebrating 30 years of the Balzac armchair, we talk to Charlotte & Peter Fiell about the design being included in the first edition of Taschen's influential 1000 Chairs, first published in 1997.

Balzac 30 | Special Anniversary Edition

#Balzac 30 16.04.21

To celebrate thirty years of continuous production, we have released a special anniversary edition of the Balzac armchair. Made in fully sustainable and natural materials, it features a specially commissioned commemorative label.

Balzac 30 | In Conversation with Matthew Hilton & Sheridan Coakley

#Balzac 30 31.03.21

Beginning SCP's celebration of 30 years of the Balzac armchair, we talk about the design to Matthew Hilton and SCP founder Sheridan Coakley.

#MyBalzac

#Balzac 30 09.02.21

This year marks the 30th anniversary of our Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton. To accompany our series of events and celebrations, we invite you to share images of your own Balzac with us.

Telford, Cooper and Colemore by Matthew Hilton | SCP 2020 Collection

#Products 17.09.20

We look at three new pieces by Matthew Hilton that show a true depth of understanding of furniture design.

Balzac to the Future

#Products 11.11.14

Sometime in mid-2008, while the fallout from the global financial crisis dominated the media, SCP company founder, Sheridan Coakley, decided it was time to phase out chemically treated fire-retardant foams from the core range of SCP upholstery.