ABOUT | furniture

ABOUT ME.

After studying Design Technology at Brunel University I started out making models for a design consultancy. Anything from mock up laptops to beer pumps. From there I moved into modelmaking for TV adverts, title sequences and film. More engineering type work led into the film special effects industry. Rising through the ranks to Senior FX technician put me in charge of designing effects, budgets and running a crew. Some projects that you may be familiar with are the Direct Line telephone, the Aston Martin's and BMW's driven by James Bond (one time I even had to wear the suit and a wig to double for Pierce Brosnan in case I was seen on camera!) and the model set of Gotham City from Batman.

Another area I've been active in is motorsport, making patterns, moulds and carbon fibre components for many F1 and World Rally teams as well as suspension and brake systems, culminating in a period in Malaysia helping develop cars used by doctors and marshalls at the F1 Grand Prix.

This has led to a broad range of skills, working in wood, metal and composites, designing, budgeting and running projects. I am comfortable liasing with sub contractors where necessary, and equally at home working with a team or alone.

Moving back to Surrey in 2021 with the aim of recreating and developing the woodworking business I was running in Somerset. I have made fitted and free standing furniture for the past 20 years or so, and it is this skill that I am developing further now. Having decided I needed to advance my fine woodworking skills I recently attended Bridgwater College, studying on their Furniture Making course, achieving a Distinction for both my written, and more importantly my practical work.