Belen Gallego, our most recent intermediate course student, will be leaving us on Friday to return home to Barcelona. She’ll be taking with her a beautifully-designed and hand-crafted writing desk that she has made during her month with us. The olive ash desk with chalk-painted cabriole legs will soon have pride of place in her …
Last week we welcomed ten introductory course students to the school, including a husband and wife and the stepmother of one of our professional course students. Doreen McGlone, who thoroughly enjoyed the course, is stepmother to Matthew McGlone, who is on this year’s professional course. Woodworking also seems to be in the family blood, with …
Last week we held our sell-out Spring introductory course, and, for the second time running, it was split equally between men and women. That’s something we’re delighted with as we have for some time being championing for more women to take up woodworking. Indeed, twice in the past four years, women have been awarded our …
We’ve had best friends on our one-week introductory courses, and even a mother standing in for her son when he couldn’t take up his place. This week Ian and Patricia Brand from west London, both working in financial services, are the first husband and wife we’ve had on the course. Ian, having been given a set of woodworking tools …
For many years, the Chippendale school only offered a nine-month professional furniture design and making course, giving our students a pathway into a career in fine woodworking. More recently, we also introduced a one-week introductory course, providing students with a grounding in woodworking and, last year, a one-month intermediate course. Our one-month course has proved …
The average life-span of a sofa is 2,958 days, which is roughly eight years, and during its life will have about 782 people sitting on it. It’s also used for eating a meal on 13 times a month, which adds up to 1,261 meals over its lifetime. Hardly surprising that your sofa and other upholstered …
