Summer may not long have ended, but (dare we say it) Christmas is not far off. So this year why not think about giving the gift of sawdust, or give it to yourself as a special Festive treat? Our last one-week introductory course of the year takes place between 17th and 21st December, and is …
Andrew Wray, born and raised in Glasgow, but a long-term resident of Vancouver, Canada probably has the job every child dreams of. Andrew, who originally started in the sawmill industry, has for many years been involved in the design and manufacture of water park rides. It’s a profession that has taken him from Europe to …
Most people would settle for a career as either a dentist or an air ambulance pilot, but not both. But that’s what Manuel Kalo from Hamburg managed to do, flying the sick and injured back to Germany…and then going back to his other day job as a dentist. Manuel retired earlier this year and, having …
It was a pleasure to welcome ten students to our sell-out introductory course last week, and we’re delighted that everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that a student from Germany has already signed up to join us on our professional course beginning in October 2019. And he might be joined by two others who …
If you can get to Edinburgh this weekend, don’t miss a fantastic furniture exhibition and sale of work! Three former students of the Chippendale furniture school are holding the exhibition at Leith Shore, Customs Lane, on the 15th and 16th September. Paddy O’Neill, Helen Guy and Dan Brophy, who graduated last year, are the designers …
It’s always a pleasure to welcome students coming to us straight from school because, in our opinion, too few careers guidance teachers are aware of furniture design and making as a career option. Joshua Godbert, from Herefordshire, showed himself to be a skilled craftsman able to execute both design and making with panache. His first …
