A Year In Chairmaking

Coming Soon

Contemporary Fanback

Today marks my first twelve months as a full-time chairmaker - time flies when you’re faffing about trying to sharpen a spokeshave. It’s been fantastic to see so many of my chairs in different homes, and to meet their new owners, too.

Perhaps a highlight for me was visiting a new client in an unassuming house on a suburban Surrey street, which turned out to be packed with Arts & Crafts cabinetry of outstanding quality. Afraid my sales pitch went right out the window, as I spent the best part of twenty minutes reminding the owners of how good their furniture was before even mentioning my own…

Currently working on a contemporary version of my fanback chair - see photo for a sneak preview. A few more tweaks needed, but something very similar to this design should be available soon.

There’s just enough room left in the workshop schedule for one more chair, so if you’re struggling for gift ideas or simply fancy a proper sit down in the New Year -