UPSUN EOE Simple Modern Fashion Style Living Room Genuine Leather Wood Lounge Chair and Ottoman (Black Oak White)

This chair... was incredibly difficult to assemble. One does not simply read the (poor) instructions and, volia, a chair!First off, the packaging wasn't too bad. I've read all the EOE chair reviews and thought, "Damn, this is gonna be bad". To my surprise only one major blemish was on the actual (I'm a wood worker, this is real veneer) wooden veneer. And honestly, they need to do better on their manufacturing floor because the package was well shipped. Metal pieces were bubble wrapped, then foam wrapped, then separated by foam in the box from the wood veneer components. The package arrived with foam on top and bottom where the veneer was exposed. So it has to be a floor and manufacturing issue.The leather seems to be real when comparing it to a PU leather chair and it's perfectly white. Cool to the touch and thick too. Foam is hard but I bet it will soften up. There's an indentation on the armrest where I believe the metal legs were compressed on it. Each arm rest came in its own sealed bag.It looks like someone looked inside, inspected it and improved the shippability (new word) and resealed it and that was nice. I also received a slight discount on the chair, perhaps due to the blemish or a special promotion. Whatever, this chair is nice, looks nice, feels high quality for $600. Remember, the original costs $4500. I think it's a quality STEAL.BUTTTTTTT... He/she who trespasses these here waters must be aware of assembly, lest ye spend yer dearly minutes in Davy Jones Locker.I have an advanced engineering degree from an accredited college with a Master's Thesis and a published journal paper, and damn I had a hard time assembling this.Honestly, the instructions are enough to get by. Some more verbiage would be nice, with a step by step process. But I was able to figure out my own mistakes from looking at the instructions. What I couldn't foresee were the freaking armrests. They are a pain to install. Took me three hours to install some armrests! They're just blind holes, and you assemble them after the rest of the chair is built. But the foam padding and the screw angles makes it incredibly difficult for normal assembly. It's basically guess and check, and since that wooden veneer is so close to the holes you have to have a gentle, yet firm grace when committing to tightening the screws. Additionally, you have to be an engineer to get these damn angles correct! The holes aren't perfectly straight, so the screws come in at an angle.(You could take a saw to the mounting plate and create a few slip holes, pre screw the screws, and slide the armrests on. You can't return it if you do that, but maybe that's something for the manufacturer)So, it's a great product made with real materials. That's why the four stars. You must seriously consider your engineering skills before attempting this assembly, however. Otherwise, only a single blemish and luxurious mid century style for 600!

Arrived today and I really like the way it looks. I ordered the brown with light wood. I assembled it myself in less than an hour - and mine came without any instructions at all, and I'm not an engineer. Unlike other reviewers, I had no trouble with the arms, so maybe they've changed the design? I did have some trouble with the ottoman - the screw holes didn't line up perfectly at first. Eventually I rotated the plate 90 degrees and it was better. Also, there is a bolt that holds the chair to the base, but there isn't one for the ottoman, so I'm not sure if it's going to come apart every time I have to move it.The chair looks great - pretty much an exact replica of the original I sat in a few years ago. Unlike that chair, however, this one isn't soft and cushy feeling. It's very firm - not uncomfortable, but not the soft ergonomic cradle that impressed me about the original. Maybe a few years of use will soften it up.The packaging was great - it was well wrapped and even had a wood crate frame around the cardboard box. There was one small gouge in the back of the chair, but it's not that noticable and I'm sure worse things are going to happen to this pretty chair since I have three cats who can be jerks sometimes!Overall, I'm really happy with this chair, it was a great purchase.

I received this chair with dents on the metallic legs and chipping on the laminate on the back. When I called Amazon for replacement parts, they couldn’t find or give me the contact information of the manufacturer. The only option was to return it for a refund, which is a huge pain especially given that, as other reviews point out, assembly isn’t easy and I paid an assembly man to assemble it. Beware of buying this chair: if you are lucky and it comes with fine parts, it’s a fine purchase for the price point. Else you are on the hook for putting it all back together into a box.The leather on this chair is advertised as “genuine” but it doesn’t smell like leather and water drops bead up, so I’m not sure if it’s real leather (even “genuine leather” that is lower quality than full or top grain leather). The upholstery does feel tough for what it’s worth, so maybe it will last.It’s comfortable to sit on though a tad too firm. It tilts easily on its hind legs when you press your back against it, so it’s not or doesn’t feel fall-proof stable, but for normal sitting, it feels pretty sturdy. No idea how it compares on comfort and stability to the original Eames chair by which this chair is “inspired”.

I don't want to knock the chair for the build process so it gets five stars as a chair itself. It looks great, its a bit firm but I'm hoping it will break in over time. I'm happy with the purchase.If I could rate the build it would be a 1/5. Took me a little over four hours total as a single guy. First hiccup was determining which side was right and left between the base and the chair back. Only the brackets had Right and Left designations, but it wasnt clear if right was facing the chair, or as if you were sitting in it. I did try to follow along with the youtube video but it honestly wasn't a ton of help. For anyone needing help, the Left side is as if you are facing the chair, not sitting in it. Took about an hour and a half of fiddling to figure it out.Second hiccup was what everyone mentioned, the arm pads. I think I took about five or six cuss breaks before somehow managing to find the mystery hole. Only one side gave me real trouble, but that set me back a little over an hour and a half alone. Thankfully I didn't fight that battle with both sides. Rest of the build went easy. As for the ottoman thing, I was surprised there was no screw in the bottom to secure the stand in place like there was for the chair, I'll just have to be careful if and when I move it.Also, as others have mentioned its rather small. I'm 5'5 and I can just barely rest my head on the back of the chair.