Fine Handmade Furniture and Luxury Boxes
One of my favourite pieces, The Hall Table is now on show in London W1 at the Wesley-Barrell showrooms off Wigmore street as part of the prestigious Wesley-Barrell Craft awards. A fantastic opportunity to see some of the UK’s finest young designers work which has been shortlisted for this award.
http://www.wesley-barrell.co.uk/what-s-on/2014/january/wesley-barrell-craft-awards-2014
Select makers from the Devon Guild of Craftsmen will be showcasing their work in the Makers Guild, Wales through the makers exchange from 10 may to 23 June. I am delighted to have a number of pieces on show, alongside ceramics, jewellery, metalwork and glass; a great chance to browse some specially selected work!
Since their inception in 2006 the Wesley-Barrel Craft Awards have become established in the craft calendar and boast a history of spotting rising stars in the world of craft design and making; See more at:
The Hall Table: What the Judges said…….
“This console is an essay in classic ‘fine’ furniture technique which almost literally frames exuberance with a disciplined restraint.”
The shortlisted pieces will be on show to view in a showcase at the Wesley-Barrell showroom at 15 Wigmore Street, London W1 from 5th – 18th June. The showcase will then travel to Art in Action, a festival of fine art and master craftsmanship held 17-20th July 2014 at Waterperry House Oxfordshire.
With care, each petal on each flower has been individually hand cut and inlaid using vibrant yellow spindle wood, to create the stylised flowers sprinkled over these boxes. Inspired by the wild roses found throughout the hedgerows of my youth, these fun flowers are patiently inlaid on these limited edition handmade jewellery boxes.
The pastel yellow spindle wood used to create these flowers was highly prized for marquetry during the Italian renaissance, where English spindle wood was exported to Italy for its vibrant colour. A small non-commercial tree, it is now rarely used in fine furniture, I am lucky to have a small amount of this amazing wood which I have sawn stored and dried for use over many years alongside planting over twenty more spindle trees for the cabinet makers of the future
For further information or to commission your unique flowered box, please contact Edward
studio@Ewcf.co.uk
Sometimes you get a piece of timber that is so special you know there’s only one thing to do with it.
This slab of English elm, cut in the 1970s, and over 3 metres in length will be a table top with a great story to go with it. It would be disrespectful to the mighty tree it cam from to cut a piece or rare timber like this into little pieces.
Ravaged by Dutch elm disease, the mighty elm Tree this came from was felled in Devon and sawn in the 1970s. It was air dried by the renowned cabinet maker Alan Peters, who stored and seasoned it in his timber collection. I was lucky enough to acquire it from his estate several years ago, and now give it the same care and attention it has had since been felled, turning it every year to keep it flat. However soon it will begin its journey to becoming a piece of furniture, prolonging this once mighty elm tree for several hundred more years.
Follow its progression over the coming months
For more information please contact Edward
studio@ewcf.co.uk
Following on from the popularity of the lounge chair The Lounger is bigger, better and bolder. With its sleek simple styling the lounger is the chair to recline and relax in this summer.
To join the waiting list for this chair, please contact Edward
studio@ewcf.co.uk
A selection of stylish handmade mirrors in a range of native British hardwoods.
The Geltsdale mirror range includes mirrors with an embossed hand beaten finish, a traditional harewood finish or a natural beeswax finish in woods including English ash, oak, sycamore and walnut.
Harewood is an exciting technique which was popular in the 18th century, giving light woods such as ash or sycamore a silvery green sheen.
The Geltsdale mirrors are currently available exclusively from The Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracey or directly from the Studio, www.ewcf.co.uk
Geltsdale Reflections
Devon Furniture designer-maker Edward Wild has successfully combined modern design and traditional craftsmanship with the Geltsdale cheval mirror, the centre piece in the new handmade Geltsdale mirror collection. Shown in olive ash this sleek mirror can be used upright in a room or when space is tight simply hung on the wall.
Please contact Edward for further details
The launch of Love at the Atkinson was a fantastic success. This exhibition of contemporary craft will be running until April 2014, with a number of my jewellery boxes on show. This is a great opportunity to see and buy some of the UK’s best contemporary craft in the fantastic surroundings of the Atkinson Arts Centre in Southport
Love at the Atkinson is a stunning exhibition of contemporary craft from some of the best makers in the UK all inspired by Love stories. Showing from Thursday 28th November to April 2014.
The Exhibition Love celebrates the romance of British Craft. Bringing together twelve makers from across the country who portray Love in a variety of ways and mediums. Featuring jewellery by Gine B Clarke and Philippa Dutton, ceramics by Amanda Mercer, Claire Baker and Helen Russell, Wood by Edward Wild, Letterpress prints by Print for love of wood, Textiles by Louise Taylor, Paper works by Alix Swan along with Glass and mixed media pieces by Tink Glass, Clare Knox- Bentham and Debbie Smyth.
For more details see the Atkinson
http://www.theatkinson.co.uk/2013/11/desirable-contemporary-craft-to-buy-at-the-atkinson/
