Contact Details

E-Mail: chris@christribefurniture.co.uk

 Web site: www.christribe.co.uk

Telephone: 01484 862438

My career in furniture making started in 1990, with the intention of producing Shaker furniture to the same exacting standards as the originals. However lack of demand lead me into other avenues, a fortuitous development really as I now enjoy a greater freedom of expression in my work.

My furniture has developed from the minimalist forms of the shakers to incorporate varied surface decoration and curved forms. However I believe I still strive for the same exacting standards in making.

Most of my work is to commission, the challenge in commissioned work is to marry my design vocabulary and the customers requirements. The occasional exhibition allows me to give my imagination free rein with a speculative piece! Speculative work allows the development of new ideas and experimentation with new techniques. Recent work has experimented with the use of inlay and the development of curved forms and asymmetry to create a fluid effect.

Before 1990: Previous careers in social work and computing.

1990 to date:  Exhibitor at the Annual Holmfirth Art Week (now an invited exhibitor).

1990 - 1992: Part time adult education tutor in woodwork at Loxley College Sheffield.

1992-1993: The Ark Gallery, Kirburton, West Yorks

2000: City and Guilds Furniture Crafts (Distinction) at Leeds College of Art and Design

2003 to date: Contributor to Furniture and Cabinmaker magazine.

2002 - 2005: Part time tutor in cabinet making and furniture restoration at Leeds College of Art and Design.

2005: Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Post 16 years)

1992 - 2007: Part time adult education tutor in furniture making at Huddersfield Technical College .

2006: Founder member of Northern Contemporary Furniture Makers Group (NCFM) 

2006-2007: NCFM fringe exhibitions at Holmfirth Art Week

2007: HOST07, visiting craftsman Radiant Works, Huddersfield, West Yorks

2007: NCFM exhibition at Tennants, Leyburn, N. Yorks

2007 to date: Ferrers Gallery, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

2007 to date: Arcaz Gallery, Whaley Bridge , Derbyshire