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It’s been just a few weeks since many of us returned to work after the winter break. Are you already fed up of the daily grind? It might just be time for a career change.
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EXHIBITIONS AND SALE OF FURNITURE 2016
This year we are holding two exhibitions and sales of fine furniture, one in Edinburgh and the other at The Chippendale International School of Furniture – the details of which are as follows: EXHIBITION AND SALE OF FINE FURNITURE – EDINBURGH AT GREYFRIARS KIRK, 2 GREYFRIARS PLACE, EDINBURGH, EH1 2QQ Monday 13th June from 6pm-8pm …
A value for everything, and the cost of selling nothing
In the last of his series of articles on modern woodworking, Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale International School of Furniture, looks at the thorny issue of how to price bespoke furniture. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, the 19th century playwright, would have understood the problem completely. In his play, Lady Windermere’s Fan, he writes …
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Plain sailing for boating baby
When Sam Rouse found out that his wife Kayla was expecting a baby, he did what any father would do – he built a wooden crib in the shape of a boat. Sam (24) is an American student at the Chippendale International School of Furniture in East Lothian and is originally from North Carolina. He …
Getting creative in real world furniture design
In the second of three articles on modern woodworking, Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale International School of Furniture, looks at changing patterns of living, and how our smaller homes are influencing furniture design. Every woodworker that passes through the Chippendale International School of Furniture is taught that good design is either about beautiful creativity …
The Art of Windsor Chair Making
The third and final term of our students’ nine-month furniture design course was kick-started with a week of intensive woodworking, learning the art of Windsor chair making under the guidance of Britain’s leading Windsor chair makers, Tom Thackray and his son-in-law Steve. The making of Windsor chairs involves a whole range of woodworking skills that, once …
