We’re featuring some some of the great pieces of furniture that our students made this year, and how a professional course at the Chippendale school can lead to a rewarding career. This year, we’ve several times raised an issue that’s close to our hearts – why do so many young people feel that they have …
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We’re still looking back at some of the standout furniture made by the class of 2017/18, and how a nine-month professional course at the Chippendale school gives students the skills they need for a career in fine woodworking. Tom Dunne from Herefordshire was unsure what to do after leaving school, but a visit to the …
Our students made some fantastic pieces of furniture this year, and we’re featuring some of the best of the best from the class of 2017/18, reflecting the fact that a nine-month professional course at the Chippendale school gives students the skills they need for a career in fine woodworking. Archana Pai from Bangalore in India …
We’re still having a backwards peek back at some of the wonderful pieces of furniture that our students made this year, underlining the comprehensive skills that our students learn on our professional course. There’s no formal entry requirements for the Chippendale school, although all our students have a creative streak and want to work creatively …
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We’re continuing our look back at some of the standout furniture made by the class of 2017/18. Over the past few years we’ve had a number of older students on our professional courses who have been looking to develop new skills in retirement. This year we had two mature students, one from the USA and …
We’re continuing to look back at some of the wonderful and odd pieces that the class of 2017/18 came up with. The Chippendale school is more usually associated with furniture design and making than gilding dead cats, but that’s what Dr Phillip Prager from Luxembourg did when he upcycled a mummified cat into a golden …
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