This week our school has been transformed into a house of Windsor. Or, putting it a different way, our professional course students are learning how to make a Windsor chair. They work in teams of four to make their chairs, under the expert guidance of Tom Thackray and Stephen Langton. Tom is a veteran of …
Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, but the important thing is to recognise it when you see it. Tom Smyth took inspiration for his steam-bent oak garden bench from work he carried out on the roof of a listed 400-year-old timber framed barn in Hampshire. The roofing project might not seem similar to a …
It may only be the start of Term Three for our professional course students, but we’d like to make sure that you put this year’s exhibition and Open Day dates in your diary. As always, our students are making some fantastic pieces of furniture that we know you’ll enjoy seeing. The week of exhibition and …
It’s a political debate that has been both electrifying and utterly tedious. Should the UK leave the EU with a deal, without a deal, or not leave at all? Stephen Barr, who first came to the school on a one-week introductory course, is turning the debate into a talking-point piece of furniture. It’s a very …
It may look like a tatty old garden seat, but it’s the template for a very special memorial. Last month, one of the Chippendale school’s longest-standing members of staff died. Isobel Edgar (pictured below), the school’s student welfare officer, had worked with the Chippendale team for 25 years, and passed away following a stroke. This …
Rachel Faulkner from Newcastle continues to demonstrate considerable artistic talent, and is busy carving a pair of intertwined hands into lime for her professional course mirror – something that all our students have to make. She’s already completed a sycamore and elm bench, with two drawers and two cabinets, with three images of her dog …
