Julius Schmalbach from Hamburg in Germany is the youngest student on this year’s professional course. He joined us straight from school and, when he leaves in the summer, will start a new course studying architecture. It’s something he’s naturally suited for having just completed a beautifully-designed ash chair with a woven cane back. It’s finely …
Alex Williams, originally from Sheffield but now living in the south of France, is our second intermediate course student this month. She joined us last week along with Richard Reid who is even more far-flung – from Sydney, Australia to be precise. With the major structural renovation of an old rural property near Toulouse drawing …
Anselm Fraser, the school’s principal, writing in The Woodworker magazine I’ve been teaching furniture design and making for well over 30 years, so you might think that I know everything there is to know. But while my aim has always been to help students become wonderful woodworkers and help them create some amazing pieces of …
It’s a desk that beautifully combines form and function, in a deceptive design that is both simple and complex. It’s the creation of Giuseppe Merlino from near Milan, Before he came to the Chippendale school, he was a post-doctoral researcher in microbiology. His writing desk is linear and elegant, and takes inspiration from the Bauhaus …
This week and next our professional course students will be learning the ancient art of gilding. We’re again privileged to have Richard Walker to teach this venerable craft. Richard, who runs Watergild Studios, is one of Europe’s most highly regarded experts in this age-old skill. He’ll be teaching our students all about oil-gilding, water-gilding and …
The Chippendale school is delighted to announce that Professor Richard Demarco CBE will be awarding the fourth annual Demarco Prize 2019 at a reception in Edinburgh next month. Professor Demarco is a leading arts commentator and a leading advocate for contemporary art. His contributions to contemporary art have been recognised on numerous occasions, receiving the Polish Gold …
