Based at the Devon Green Wood Centre we make contemporary furniture and lighting, teach green wood furniture making, and run community furniture projects.
20/08/2026
Had a great time delivering and installing this bespoke tree bench for our fab customer, and so lovely to see our previous wishbone bench settling in so well and looking so great in her garden.
Both benches are in super-durable sweet chestnut, harvested a few miles from the workshop.
Get in touch if you have a tree that needs one of these in its life.
09/08/2026
It came as a bit of a shock to learn that myself and Henry Crabb have been selected to participate in HOMO FABER fellowship starting with a trip to Venice next month.
The purpose of the 8-month fellowship is for duos of master artisans and emerging talents to come together for an extended period of time, to facilitate the exchange of skills and enable the further development of our craft careers.
Henry, who initially contacted me a couple of years ago, is a curious, observant, and gentle soul who previously trained and worked in biology before eventually becoming a postman in Cornwall. His love for creating with natural materials led him to furniture making, which he spent a year studying at Rowden Atelier in north Devon. Like many before him, he dreams of designing and making his own furniture using local materials and is inspired by the beauty of the natural environment.
He will be in Venice for a month, I will be there for 5 days. He will then train with me and we will work together on a collaborative piece which will be exhibited at a major International Design Fair in the spring next year. During his time with me he will be helping with all aspects of life in the workshop, so if you're coming on a course over the next eight months you are sure to meet him.
The Homo Faber Fellowship is developed by HOMO FABER in partnership with founding partner
Jaeger-LeCoultre, local members of the Michelangelo Foundation’s international network and
IE Architecture and Design
Exciting times!
23/07/2026
Great to have a deadline.
The MAKE Southwest summer show is an opportunity for makers to push boundaries, and try something new. Actually this is a very old idea - over 10 years - which I've finally brought to life. There are still refinements to make, but I'm happy with this iteration. Variations on this theme will be available at some point, but for now, get along to Bovey Tracey to see this, and a glorious celebration of the best of the South West's creative making community.
See my story for some brilliant examples of other work on display.
19/05/2026
Some of the post and rung chairs made on the recent month-long Green Wood Intensive last month.
We have 1 place on next month's 6 day chair course. If you want to know how to turn a tree trunk into a beautiful chairs, check it out.
15th to 20th June.
Dates for next year's intensive will be announced soon.