Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale School, offers some thoughts on the teaching process. It’s said that early Puritan settlers in America would deliberately incorporate a mistake into their quilts, called a humility square, since perfection would be an affront to God. It may well be a myth, but the same concept of random error …
It was a double celebration at the Chippendale School of Furniture last week as the school celebrated its 30th birthday, and one of its senior tutors celebrated thirty years at the school. Alan McGovern from Dunbar has worked at the school since it began life just outside Gifford in 1985. Alan was congratulated by school …
Last week our students began learning about woodcarving with visiting master craftsman Charlie Oldham. Within the wide age range of students, some exciting talent is already beginning to emerge, with some of our students showing a natural skill for the fine art of woodcarving. Andrew Brassington, a young student with us from Canada, chose to carve a large …
Annabelle Ewing MSP, Minister for Youth and Women’s Employment, visited the Chippendale International School of Furniture to see for herself how young Scots can forge successful careers as furniture designers, makers and restorers. The minister, who represents Mid Scotland and Fife, met Alice Holttum (35), Janie Morris (35) and Jo Meyer (42), all from Edinburgh, …
It was an advertisement that became an icon of pop culture, transforming a humble audio tape from Japanese electronics company Maxell into a global phenomenon. To a theme of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, a reclining man in a Le Corbusier chair is seen being blown backwards by the power of sound coming from speakers …
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Dr Charlie Clark’s long career as a medical practitioner was devoted to caring for his patients in the west of Scotland. Now retired, Charlie has turned his attention to a more equine patient – to be precise, a wooden rocking horse. Charlie is a recent graduate of the Chippendale International School of Furniture in East …
