Jack Jensen, from Milton Keynes, came to the Chippendale school from a three-year furniture making course at Moulton College in Northamptonshire. He long interest in working with wood has blossomed into a very real talent for furniture design, creating beautifully-made pieces that incorporate absolute originality. One of his signature pieces was an Oriental-style drinks cabinet
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Two Indian students have graduated with distinction from one of the world leading furniture design schools. Shubham Goel, from New Delhi, and Tejesh Modi, from Bangalore, have earned high praise from the Chippendale International School of Furniture in Scotland. The Chippendale school takes students from around the world for its immersive furniture design courses. This
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Andreas Gurtner, from Vienna, already has a degree in international land and water management from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Through his studies he discovered a passion for beauty and the simplicity of nature and realised that he missed an outlet for his own creativity. This ambition led him to enrol at the Chippendale school.
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An Edinburgh graduate has just had one of her pieces exhibited at the Scottish parliament. Helen Guy, originally from Hertfordshire, is now setting up Sherrardswood Bespoke Furniture in Edinburgh, offering a complete design, build and restoration service. Helen is a well-travelled woman whose career in IT and banking took her around the world. Travelling with
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Joanna Majewska, from the beautiful Polish capital of Warsaw, is a former graphic designer, who decided that she wanted a more practical and hands-on career. Joanna has always had an interest in design and interior design, but came to the Chippendale school without any prior woodworking skills. One of her signature pieces is a
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A talented Singaporean student has graduated with distinction, creating a stunning mirror that is both contemporary and a homage to the past. Yu Hua Liew is a political science graduate who then worked for the Singapore government in international relations. While she had no former woodworking experience, she realised she wanted to work with her
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