Contact Details

E-Mail: philip@dobbins.co.uk

Telephone: ( 0113) 250 2738

Fax: ( 0113) 250 6800

Web site: www.dobbins.co.uk

My workshop experience has evolved from early years making exacting copies of the finest period furniture, through to the present, when I am far more involved with the design and making of contemporary bespoke furniture. I do however still enjoy creating traditional pieces, particularly for the technical challenges that they can present.

I work both to commission, and speculatively for galleries and exhibitions

Commission work allows me to interpret the client's ideas at the highest level of craftsmanship. Speculative pieces allow me to develop my ideas of the continuing tradition of furniture design. I believe that my work is informed by that tradition, rather than self-consciously innovative. I look to many periods of design for inspiration, and happily rework a concept that pleases me.

Much of my work is characterized by contrasting timber colours, often achieved through inlay techniques, and I have noticed a penchant for a subtle curve here or there over the years.

My workshop occupies converted farm buildings at Yeadon near Leeds , where a selection of my work can be seen by appointment.