Most people would settle for a career as either a dentist or an air ambulance pilot, but not both. But that’s what Manuel Kalo from Hamburg managed to do, flying the sick and injured back to Germany…and then going back to his other day job as a dentist. Manuel retired earlier this year and, having …
It was a pleasure to welcome ten students to our sell-out introductory course last week, and we’re delighted that everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that a student from Germany has already signed up to join us on our professional course beginning in October 2019. And he might be joined by two others who …
If you can get to Edinburgh this weekend, don’t miss a fantastic furniture exhibition and sale of work! Three former students of the Chippendale furniture school are holding the exhibition at Leith Shore, Customs Lane, on the 15th and 16th September. Paddy O’Neill, Helen Guy and Dan Brophy, who graduated last year, are the designers …
It’s always a pleasure to welcome students coming to us straight from school because, in our opinion, too few careers guidance teachers are aware of furniture design and making as a career option. Joshua Godbert, from Herefordshire, showed himself to be a skilled craftsman able to execute both design and making with panache. His first …
It’s always amazing what students on our nine-month professional course can achieve, and how students come to the Chippendale school with all sorts of prior careers. Some students at the Chippendale school come to us straight from school. A few others are looking to acquire a new skill in retirement. Most, however, come to us …
We’re showcasing some of the fantastic pieces of furniture that our students made this year, underlining how a nine-month professional course at the Chippendale school can launch you into a new career. Most pieces of furniture have one obvious and entirely functional purpose to perform, so it’s always good to see a piece of furniture …
