Anselm Fraser, principal, Chippendale International School of Furniture “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) It’s an apt quote for every furniture designer to remember because, while you may think that your innovative idea for a next-generation chair is …
Our next short ‘Experience’ course will take place from 21st to 27th September 2015, followed by another one at the start of 2016, running from Monday 4th to Friday 8th January – just ideal for a Christmas gift!
Items of furniture made by our 2015 graduates are now on show at Gayfield Creative Spaces, 11 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, EH1 3NT. This Exhibition runs until 6pm on Wednesday 1st July. Please pop in for a look around. There’s so much to see, talk about and to be inspired by!
Canadian student, Andrew Brassington, has recently been awarded ‘Student of The Year 2015’ at The Chippendale International School of Furniture. During his year on our full-time furniture course, Andrew proved himself to have many special talents in the world of woodworking and furniture making. Here you can see a demonstration of his woodcarving skills, including …
Everyone is welcome at our Exhibition Evenings which, at the end of the 2014/15 course, will be held at the School on the evenings of Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th June from 6pm to 8pm, with wine and strawberries being served. There will be an opportunity to view all of the stunning pieces of furniture …
Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale School, offers some thoughts on the teaching process. It’s said that early Puritan settlers in America would deliberately incorporate a mistake into their quilts, called a humility square, since perfection would be an affront to God. It may well be a myth, but the same concept of random error …
