The Chippendale school is more than a place of learning. On top of incubation space where graduates can set up in business, it also comprises kitchen design and making, and a restoration business. In charge of restoration is Clare Charleston who has been at the school for over twenty years, and who is currently working …
When you’re a student woodworker not long out of school, you’d think that the natural thing would be to design and make simple pieces of furniture. Not so Isaac Young, from Suffolk, who has created a walnut and olive ash sideboard cabinet comprising well over 400 precisely cut pieces of wood. The tambour doors to …
This week we’re privileged to have Richard Walker, one of Europe’s foremost experts in the ancient art of gilding, at the school. Over a two-week period, Richard will be teaching our students the finer points of oil-gilding, water-gilding and verre eglomisé, the art of gilding onto glass. Richard has a studio based in the south …
Designing and making a piece of furniture sometimes only needs a few basic skills. Sometimes, however, it can bring together a variety of skills. That’s the case with Timothy Low’s hallway table, which is bringing together skills in shaping wood, marquetry and woodcarving – on top of other cabinet making skills. Timothy, from Singapore, has …
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It’s a Scottish icon that’s been reinvented by the Chippendale school, although the words wood and kilt don’t immediately go together. However, that’s what Anselm Fraser, the school’s founder and principal, has done to help celebrate National Tartan Day. It’s an American celebration that was created in 1998, when the U.S. Senate declared April 6th …
The school’s second intermediate student, Fiona Gilfillan, graduated last Friday with an impressive portfolio of completed projects. During her month with us she restored three pieces of furniture and designed and made a beautiful ash and elm console table, complete with brass pillars and inlays. Fiona is a keen woodworking hobbyist who has a workshop …
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