Furniture Design Ideas

940 x 900 x 550mm / 37 x 36 x 22 in. Round table (detail)  

Bedroom chest English elm, burr elm panels and handles. 700 x 1000 x 460mm / 28 x 39 x 18 in. Sectional boardroom table To seat thirty-five. Ripple maple, burr oak and aluminium.   ‘Plateau’ Public seating in Kilkenny limestone and oak. 2000mm radius / 79 in. ‘Facet’ Public seating in polished and hand chiselled […]

"The hands-on element is very important to us because it improves our understanding of the pieces of furniture we can actually design. If we step aside from that we will never see all of the problems." Charles Wheeler-Carmichael Partners for twenty years, Rupert Senior and Charles Wheeler-Carmichael enjoy a challenge, They have always made the […]

Chaise longue (day bed) Indian rosewood. 1200x 1100 x2100mm/47x43x83 in. Desk chair Rosewood with ebony detail. Back detail shows vavona burr panels. 1300 x 700 x 600mm /51 x 28 x 24 in. Writing table and chair Indian rosewood detailed with vavona burr and ebony. 750 x 1600 x 700mm / 30 x 63 x […]

Nicholas Pryke comes from a background of structural engineering and architecture and this is strongly reflected in his work and his confident use of materials other than wood – stainless steel, glass, copper etc., and in the architectural roots of his designs. He spends the majority of his time at the drawing board, working closely […]

Coffer Solid Devon walnut with spalted door panels from the same tree. 864 x 1830 x 610mm 34 x 72 x 24 in. Low cabinet Oiled tropical olive and wenge. 533 x 1524 x 533mm 21 x 60 x 21 in. Mushroom table Made from the root end of a large walnut tree. 660 x […]

Tony McMullen is one the last breed of makers who were apprenticed to the furniture trade, and trained in the art and craft of furniture making, He is steeped in the ethos of the Arts and Crafts movement and true to that tradition, he passes on his knowledge to the next generation at the University […]

Lucinda takes a serious environmental interest in the source of her raw materials and to this end has devoted much of her time to travelling extensively to research methods of managing, harvesting and the replanting of forests. This has given her the confidence to use exotic timbers in her work, when she is able to […]

"Since I hove been making furniture there has been a tremendous upsurge both in the number of good workshops ond in the number of people who are interested in commissioning work. I think this is going to continue, especially as mass-produced furniture offers less and less individuality. Even more nowadays, people are becoming increasingly receptive […]

Originally trained in the aircraft industry, Adrian Jones followed his heart when he sought a place at Parnham College to pursue his lifelong interest in working with wood. 7 think furniture ought to be about more than looks – it should also be about feel and evocative aromas – cedar and camphor wood, echoes of […]