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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“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) It’s an apt quote for every furniture designer to remember because, while you may think that your innovative idea for a next-generation chair is revolutionary – chances are it’s been thought …
Scotland’s only dedicated furniture design school is calling on careers guidance professionals not to forget fine woodworking as a career option for young people. The Chippendale International School of Furniture in East Lothian takes in some 25 students from around the world each year. But the school remains concerned that careers guidance only seems …
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Several of our graduating students are taking their first steps into a professional woodworking career and have set up in business. Here’s a look at four of our budding entrepreneurs and their equally new and shiny websites – and we’ll feature some other new woodworkers very soon. The Natural Edge Paddy O’Neill is not …
At the Chippendale school, we love to sell furniture or, more precisely, we love it when our students sell what they’ve made. We’ve just had our annual Open Days and public exhibitions to showcase the work of our graduating students, and many were able to sell pieces they’d made during their year with us. …
We all know (at least roughly) who Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe are. But in case you’ve only recently returned from a long stay on Mars or Jupiter, they’re characters in the New York sitcom Friends. The series, which seemed to run for about 50 years, charted their oh-so-lovable antics as they fell …
