Tag Archives: chair

Pickled oak chair

Posted on February 6, 2012 by stevetomlin

So me and my Castle Drogo chair (the only furniture I owned at the time) moved to Cumbria. In time I decided that I would make this one-slat chair part of my new range of handmade green wood chairs. It … Continue reading →

Rescuing the Castle Drogo chairs

Posted on February 3, 2012 by stevetomlin

In 2008, a visit to a cafe set in motion a series of connections leading to my newest chair design. I was at Castle Drogo, a National Trust property in Devon where I was living at the time. After a fairly … Continue reading →

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Blue spindleback dining chair

Posted on January 25, 2012 by stevetomlin

In between everything else I’m spending quite a bit of time at the moment on designing a series of chairs. I’ve been making green wood chairs since I did a course with Mike Abbott in Herefordshire in 2003. I did … Continue reading →

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