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Compass tableCoffee table in burr elm and cherry with sycamore and walnut compass motif.
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Compass table detailInlayed compass rose in sycamore and walnut
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Cubist drawersIn oak and walnut. These drawers could be made in various sizes, a set of four or five would...
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Cubist Drawers (Red)A low drawer unit with many uses; CD storage or bedside cabinet perhaps. In oak with striking...
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Curve cabinet and tableA small wall cabinet and side table in cherry and birdseye maple with cedar of Lebanon back and...
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Curve top jewellery boxJewellery box with gently curved top in burr walnut and English walnut with ripple sycamore...
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Curve top jewellery box interior -
Display cabinetDisplay cabinet in oak with rosewood details and hint of art deco.
Designed and made in...
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Dressing tableLarge dressing table in maple, birdseye maple and cherry with burr elm details. Behind the doors...
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Dressing table detail of jewellery drawerThe curve fronted drawer below the mirror is lined with faux suede to hold jewellery.
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Gothic kitchenA cottage kitchen in maple featuring an arched motif to the doors.
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Hall tableSmall table in oak with floral motif in bog oak.
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Hepworth kitchenKitchen in oak with oak and black granite worktops.
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KItchen larder unitLarge larder unit in oak to hold everything! Part of the Piggery kitchen
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Oak dining chairPart of a dining suite to match and oak kitchen.
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Oak dining suiteA substantial oak table with five dining chairs and a bench, made to match an oak kitchen.
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Origami coffee tableCoffe table in maple with cherry, walnut, maple and burr elm inlay. The legs and inlay give a...
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Origami coffee table inlay detailThe hand made cherry, walnut , maple and burr elm inlay give a folded impression
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Piggery kitchenKitchen in oak (other areas painted)
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Saturday night fever chairDressing chair in maple with red chrome leather upholstery
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Split table and mirrorSide table and mirror in ripple sycamore with rosewood details.
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Split table top detailThe legs are fittedto the top with through wedged tenons.
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Turning drawersJewellery box in the form of four semicircular turning drawers. In madrona burr and padauk with...
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Turning drawers open
History
Before 1990: Previous careers in social work and computing.
1990 to date: Exhibitor at the Annual Holmfirth Art Week (now an invited exhibitor).
2006: Founder member of Northern Contemporary Furniture Makers Group (NCFM)
2007-2009: Exhibitor at NCFM exhibition, Leyburn, N. Yorks
2008: Exhibitor at NCFM exhibition at Arcaz, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire
2008: Bespoke Gallery, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
2009: Langton Green Gallery, Tonbridge Wells, Kent
2009: Furniture of the 21st Century exhibition, Millenery Works, Islington
2008-9: Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1990 – 1992: Part time adult education tutor in woodwork at Loxley College Sheffield.
2003 to date: Contributor to Furniture and Cabinetmaker magazine.
2002 – 2005: Part time tutor in cabinet making and furniture restoration at Leeds College of Art and Design.
2005: Gained Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Post 16 years)
1992 – 2007: Part time adult education tutor in furniture making at Huddersfield Technical College.
I have been designing and making furniture professionally since 1990, following periods in social work and computing. I think it was the idea of striving for perfection that attracted me to the craft.
Early in my career I was very much influenced by shaker design and approach to making. My designs have evolved over the years so that I now find it hard to pigeon hole my style, but I think I can see some art deco and arts and crafts influences there.
Most of my work is to commission, where the challenge is to marry my design vocabulary to the desires of the customer to create a unique and satisfying piece of furniture. I also make occasional speculative pieces. These give me the opportunity to develop new ideas or experiment with innovative techniques.
Contact
Unit 5 Woodnook Farm
Hardisty Hill
Blubberhouses
North Yorks
LS21 2PQ
01943 880417
chris@christribe.co.uk
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