Whats been happening

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 venue...

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 1987 I had...

Earlier in 2016 I spent some time on site in the fantastic setting of Henry Moore's home and adjoining visitor centre at Perry Green, Hertfordshire. We supplied various bespoke items for the archive and visitor centre refurbishment by Hugh Broughton Architects, ready...

After two busy years, I'm delighted to announce that my Duhrer range of furniture is now in John Lewis stores and featured in their Autumn Winter 2016 catalogue as part of their Scandi collection. These images are models own and...

Some of the Brighton contingent of the International group of Design masters at Futon Co are celebrating the Brighton Festival with a new display in the Brighton Futon Co shop at 51-52 Preston St, during May. I'm delighted to be displaying my new Duhrer Desk, and...

Its the first week, of my 55th year. I should wait till my 57th to talk about variety, but just in case I forget, as the Fire Hydrant Men featuring the Fabulous Fezettes* once sang: If You Can Do It, Do It Now! As a treat, on my birthday Saturday, I was allowed back...

Delighted that Chest of Duhrer, Softmod and Midmod are now part of Design Masters. Futon Company. launching this week, for a week, in their Tottenham Court Rd store!

Here's a workshop snap of my latest 'Chest of Duhrer'. The leg frame reminds me of the great woodcutter's signature. Just finished in time to show in the Brighton Festival at Lindy Craig Hall's glorious open house. I'm not listed but Lindy generously squeezed my into...

It was my birthday recently, 54th actually. What's changed in the last year? Well I now have a beard, so partly resembling Tom Jones I take up his mantra from the Voice... " I've been round the block see, I can offer you experience, experience, experience." There are...