NEC January furniture show

NEC January furniture show

At the beginning of the year Marque Furniture exhibited at the January Furniture show over 5 days at the NEC Birmingham, a major diary event for international retail buyers, across four halls.       Following from the photoshoot in December and with...
Workshop photo shoot.

Workshop photo shoot.

A year ago we had all the Marque Furniture ranges together for the first time in one place at Scott Workshops. Marvellous photographer Leigh Simpson made the best of the available space next to the workshop off-cut burner, with our equally fab graphic designer, Paul...
Orb bed. An Ash tree’s journey. Part one.

Orb bed. An Ash tree’s journey. Part one.

In November 2019, on a crisp Autumn day I was revisiting a favourite spot on the South Downs Way, the timber yard, mills and kilns of English Woodlands timber, near Midhurst. It had been some years since my last visit (the last pic) to select native Ash for the...
Southside Johnny…

Southside Johnny…

17 years ago I installed our first reception desk for TUC Congress House in Great Russell Street. Last week we finished our fifth. This time, as part of the Southside refurbishment at Congress House designed by Hugh Broughton Architects. Our brief extended to all the...
Design Guild Mark shortlisting

Design Guild Mark shortlisting

John Lewis. Duhrer Range I had the pleasure this week of being invited by the Furniture Makers’ Company to give a short presentatation to the panel of judges for the Design Guild Mark, for which my Duhrer small sideboard for John Lewis, had been shortlisted. The...
Stirling prize winner sparks nostalgia trip.

Stirling prize winner sparks nostalgia trip.

This years RIBA Stirling Prize Winner for the best building of the year was Caruso St John’s Newport Street Gallery. Adam Caruso and Peter St John’s practice were also nominated in 2006 for Brick House and in 2000 for the New Art Gallery Walsall. Back in...