A talented young woodworker from West Lothian has taken his love of vinyl records to a new level – by turning a humble record player into a work of art. Alan Nisbet from Broxburn has just graduated with distinction from the Chippendale International School of Furniture, where his “Vorticular vinyl cabinet,” made from solid ash …
A talented young furniture designer, who is also a member of the local mountain rescue team, is setting up a new furniture design business in Perthshire. Colin Bate, originally from Birmingham moved north to work in outdoor education but, over the years, found himself less and less outside and more and more behind a desk. …
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A retired tax inspector from Australia has won Student of the Year from Scotland’s only furniture design school, and is taking a little piece of Australia back home with him. Nigel Goodwin, from Murrumbateman near Canberra, who recently-retired from a career in the Australian tax office, has spent the last year at the renowned Chippendale …
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Our Edinburgh graduate exhibition is being held ithis year in Greyfriars Kirk (1 Greyfriars, EH1 2QQ) on Monday 12th ( 1pm – 8pm) and Tuesday 13th of June (10am – 8pm). This is followed by an Open Evening (6-8pm) at the Chippendale school (Myreside Grange, East Lothian EH41 4JA) on Friday 16th June and Open …
The Chippendale International School of Furniture has been praised by Education Scotland for delivering “high quality learning and teaching,” The school is a Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) centre and offers two Higher National (HN) units as part of the school’s full-time award in Furniture Design, Making and Restoration programme. In its report, Education Scotland also …
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A student from Russia has won top honours at the Chippendale International School of Furniture, for the first time in the school’s 31-year history. Iana Molotok from St Petersburg won Student of the Year at the prestigious school, against competition from other students from the UK, Canada, the USA, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia and New …
