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 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 …
We are absolutely delighted to announce that The Chippendale International School of Furniture has been named WINNER of the Outstanding Educational Service category at the 2015 Global Business Excellence Awards. The Global Business Excellence Awards pride themselves on having a large panel of independent expert judges who select winners according to strict criteria for each category …
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Happy New Year to Everyone! We have welcomed in the new year with the first of our 2016 five-day Short Courses, which ran from 4th to 8th January. Seven students joined us and we were delighted by their enthusiasm and the way in which they embraced an opportunity to try out all sorts of woodworking skills and …
Simon McIntyre, a furniture restoration expert and owner of Downland Restoration in West Sussex, spent last week with our students introducing them to the fine art of furniture restoration. A wide selection of items were worked on, from a wooden frame for a dinner-gong to a revolving bookcase, drop-leaf tables and a varied selection of chairs. …
In the first of a series of articles on modern woodworking, Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale International School of Furniture, looks at the 20th century greats, and offers an upbeat assessment for woodworking in the years ahead. As a furniture design school, our primary focus is to teach woodworking. It’s that fundamental skill that …
