One of the great frustrations shared by all furniture design schools is that the option of fine furniture making is not a career option that schools tend to recommend to their pupils. That’s because it’s a career they don’t know much about because – and maybe all furniture schools are at fault here – we …
For the last couple of years, the school has attracted several students from India, and this year we welcome Rohit Heda, from the city of Belgaum in the Indian state of Karnataka. Rohit has a degree in commerce and was working in the family’s textile business before he enrolled at the Chippendale school. He saw …
The world can sometimes seem a very small place, particularly when it comes to people like Candace Roberts, one of our new students. Candace is from Trinidad and Tobago and good friends with another ex-Chippendale student from Trinidad and Tobago who graduated two years ago. Candace grew up in the Caribbean and studied interior decorating …
It’s the start of the new academic year and the school has a full complement of students from across the world – from the USA to India and, for the first time, a student from the Falkland Islands. As with any course, the best place to start is at the beginning and, as always, the …
Each year, the Chippendale school looks closely at the curriculum to see where we can improve the teaching and learning experience. We’re always aware that, almost uniquely, our immersive course is only nine months long – and we have to equip our students with every professional woodworking skill in that period. Every year is therefore …
The Chippendale International School of Furniture is delighted to announce the creation of the Fine Furniture Guild. The Guild is a not-for-profit business, and Professor Richard Demarco OBE has agreed to be its first honorary chairman. The purpose of the Guild is to offer further support for graduating students who have successfully completed the …
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