Anselm Fraser, principal, The Chippendale International School of Furniture, is writing a monthly article for the prestigious publication, The Woodworker. Here’s his first article. Woodworking, and teaching woodworking, has been my life and all of us who are somehow involved in woodworking, either as amateurs or professionals, love the whole business of working with wood. …
The Chippendale school has an international reputation that attracts students from across the world – even for our introductory and intermediate courses. These one-week and one-month courses have proved exceptionally popular, with recent intermediate course students coming from Germany and Brazil. We’ve also had recent introductory course students from Taiwan, Italy, and Germany, with the …
Many people assess their futures at this time of year, because the start of each year is a time for looking forwards. It’s when people come to realise that their chosen career is not that great, or that they’d much prefer to work creatively with their hands. If that sounds like you, then why not …
First of all, a very happy New Year from everyone at the Chippendale school. Last year was the tercentenary of Thomas Chippendale’s birth – after whom the school is named, so it was a big year for us. This year, our resolution is to go on celebrating the great man’s achievements and go on instilling …
Friendship is all about sharing experiences, so we were delighted that two close friends came on our December introductory course. Rosie Swanson (left, above) and Irene Goodall first met over twenty years ago when they both worked in IT for the Bank of Scotland. Irene’s father was a joiner, so perhaps she has more than …
We’ve just held our last introductory course of the year, with one student travelling all the way from Hong Kong. Our one-week course is always popular, with students coming from near and far, including a student from Taiwan who is also studying English in Edinburgh. On the course, our students are introduced to a variety …
