Vanessa Johnston from Seattle has proved to be a versatile and prolific woodworker whose skills are matched by the quality of her designs. She’s already proved that with a collection of wych elm and olive ash furniture, including a table, bedside tables and an intricate clock. She’s now turned her hand to designing and making …
It’s almost the end of the academic year for the class of 2017/18, and you’re all invited to see the fantastic pieces of furniture that they’ve made. As always, the quality of design and making has been outstanding, a reflection of our teaching excellence and our students’ innate talents. The week of exhibition and celebration …
It’s nearly the end of the academic year, when our graduating students will scatter across the world to set up their own woodworking businesses. This year, our students have come from the Falkland Islands to New Zealand, and from the USA to Singapore – and with lots of other countries in between. Our graduation celebrations …
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Brian London, originally from North Carolina, takes inspiration from classic furniture design. His first piece was a Queen Anne-inspired gate-leg, drop-leaf table that will be a gift to his daughter. His second project, a gift to his wife. Is a Thomas Chippendale-inspired “low boy” made from sycamore with hand-carved ball-and-claw feet. Brian is a former …
The Chippendale school is all about teaching excellence in furniture design and making, but we also practice what we preach. The school was recently commissioned to design and make a stylish reception desk for a new 66-bed care home that is shortly to open in Haddington, the town nearest the school. It was designed and …
Ruaraidh Stewart, from Aberdeenshire, is a student who displays a great deal of enterprise. A former soldier with the Black Watch (3 Scots) who saw service in Afghanistan, Ruaraidh is nothing if not resourceful. He’s managing to combine his studies at the Chippendale school in parallel with making two monumental wardrobes for a customer in …
