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Sycamore and @valchromat chest of drawers. Takes pride of place at home after a few exhibition outings. Seems a world away since we could show of our creations in the real world. . .
Tidy! Porcelain shade in bubble wrap is ready to be transformed into a new light. The timber has been selected and rough sawn to shape, quite like the rough sawn might keep it.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠
I swim a lot so where better to get some inspiration than a swimming pool. Experiments with light and porcelain. I slip cast a porcelain slab 3mm thick and inlayed it with pigmented porcelain slip and sanded back. It sits on a LED sheet by @Applelecl
Suspension light soon to be added to the website shop. See more images on the site gallery page.⁠ ⁠ #handmade #designermaker #interiorinspo #minimalism #brightondesigner #eastsussex #design⁠ #light #lightingdesign #lightingdesigner #lightingideas #li
Pendants with one of @markcharltonart pieces. We have quite a few of Mark's amazing art work dotted around our flat. Check his account out, it's stunning!⁠ This is one of his older pieces.⁠ ⁠
Freestanding floor light in valchromat, acrylic inlays and custom LED light panel by @appleleclighting Bespoke commission, the brief was to create minimal Pilar light with light coming out from the panels on each side. I choose this LED because it h
The Side Table combines bold inlays of colour and natural wood veneers with clean modern lines and practical storage. Drawer opens both ways so the tables can be placed either side of a bed to maintain symmetry.⁠ ⁠ Shown here with contrasting grey an
Drawer detail on the side table. I enjoy working with clean lines and exploring links between geometry, colour and function.⁠ ⁠
Detail of different valchromat colours and cable fitting. I have few of these pendants on sale - ex display. All available on my website. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
In the night time parian porcelain creates a mellow glow.⁠ Parian is a self-glazing body, extremely translucent and ideally suited for light forms. It allows the light to radiate softly with a warm glow. ⁠ The light form is slipcasted and fired to 12
Coffee table commission in red, light grey valchromat and fumed chestnut veneer inlay. ⁠The spacious top with a generous compartment below offering space for display or storage. The practical and robust design blends well with modern interiors, bring
Made myself a new work bench from all the bigger ⁠ offcuts I could find and leftovers from a job. It looks ok and definitely functions well. Waste not! ⁠ ⁠
Slip cast Parian Porcelain shade with darker grey Valchromat surround. This handmade distinctive piece was created with a focus on using my offcuts from furniture making to minimize waste. ⁠ ⁠ Parian porcelain is renowned for strength and translucenc
I like using Valchromat in my designs. What is it? Valchromat is an engineered panel made of wood fibres coloured in the production process. The fibres are impregnated with organic colouring agents and bound to one another by a special resin. Non tox
Handmade light pendants on their sides. These are made from different colours of valchromat (grey, mustard yellow, black, brick orange) and acrylic diffuser. They are all about subtle ambient lighting, slim, clean lines, and minimal modern look. The
I was putting together some veneer/valchromat ideas. I really like this combination of spalted beech veneer, green and light grey valchromat. ⁠I think they work well together. What do you reckon?⁠ ⁠ I only use real wood finest quality veneers. I thin
⁠ Since I moved studio my storage space became very limited. ⁠ This grey and black valchromat coffee table inlaid with sycamore veneer is an ex-display piece and now available for a reduced price. It is finished with water based matt lacquer. More in
Copper logo inlaid on the side of a pendant. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Something a bit more colourful and playful. Mustard yellow and grey valchromat pendant light with acrylic insert. ⁠ These lights have got an insert of acrylic (coloured diffusers) that is held in place by magnets, so it doesn’t distort the flui
Solid walnut and porcelain light detail close up.⁠ I always make sure all my pieces are finished meticulously. I personally think that minimal designs particularly need a special attention to detail as any inaccuracies would become very visible. Ther