It’s a drinks cabinet for displaying only your finest and oldest bottle of whisky. It’s the beautiful creation of Campbell Paterson from Grantown on Spey in the Scottish Highlands. Made from fumed oak, with sycamore veneer on the outside, it has flamed mahogany veneer on the inside. The cabinet is opened vertically with a three-leaf …
It’s the last week of term, with our professional course students all set to graduate on Saturday. Guest of honour at the graduation will be Martin Whitfield MP, member of parliament for the East Lothian constituency. This week has seen our public exhibition and sale of work at Greyfriars Kirk in the heart of old …
The Richard Demarco Prize 2019 has been awarded to a Northern Irish student who has used the Brexit debate to create a humorous, yet pointed, piece of furniture. The annual prize is awarded by the celebrated Professor Richard Demarco CBE, one of the UK’s leading arts commentators and a leading advocate for contemporary art. Stephen …
The result of the European election showed that Britain is as divided as ever on the vexed question of Brexit. Strong opinions are held on all sides of the debate. Should the UK renegotiate Brexit, hold a second referendum, or leave the EU without a deal? Stephen Barr, originally from Northern Ireland, might not have …
Fiona Gilfillan from East Lothian became the second student on our newly-introduced month-long intermediate course. She enjoyed it so much that she enrolled on our 2018/19 professional course, and is shortly to graduate with flying colours. She’s just finished a quirky sycamore table, with a clever “lazy Susan” mechanism that allows the table top to …
It’s an enigmatic mirror that packs a powerful message. The mirror, in white oak, carries the words, “The lyf so short” across its top, and, “The craft so long to lerne” across the bottom. Steve Tripp from Minnesota saw the quote above a mantlepiece in his native USA, a piece credited to Gustav Stickley (1858 …
