Testimonials & Design Notes

What Clients Say:

Bespoke Music Production Desk
Henry Green, musician

Bespoke Music Production desk made with solid ash and made in a workshop near Bristol

“I experience the same joy when I sit at my desk now, as I did the day it arrived in my studio! Feel incredibly lucky to have a bespoke desk, designed to suit my work flow and fit perfectly in my space.

Emily was amazing throughout the process.. every tiny detail was discussed and every decision was made with the final use and finish in mind.

I’m so glad that Emily steered me away from staining the wood darker! I love the wood’s natural colour, the grain, the knots and textures. It’s so clear to see the time, the thought and the skill put in to creating the desk, and as a result, I find it really inspiring and energising to work from it."

From The Workshop…

A closer look at the thinking behind a few bespoke pieces from the collection, the brief, the constraint, and the material choice behind each one

The Thorne Chest of Drawers & The Farrow Cabinet

Bespoke Alcove cabinet designed with slim shaker doors and made from solid british hardwood
Interior of a room with a bespoke alcove cabinet, a white decorative vase with a branch, a table lamp, some books, a wall light, and a corner of the room with a white wall and wooden floor.

Designed as a pair for a pair of matching alcoves either side of a fireplace, a layout found in period terraces right across the UK.

Rather than making two identical pieces, each was designed with its own character, so they read as a considered couple rather than a mirrored twin.

Each with a solid ash carcass paired with minimal drawer fronts and door panels using spalted elm where the character and grain of the timber does the talking. They both have the same clean tapered silver birch leg frame and darker elm tops. Both finished in Osmo hardwax oil for a natural, low-maintenance surface.

The Calder Table & Benches

Table and benches designed bespoke for a client to fit within a custom alcove in a bookshelf
White bookshelf filled with books, a framed black and white photo, a green vase, and a colorful painting on the wall. A wooden table made with silver birch by furniture studio Trew and Bold with notebooks and art supplies is in front.

Built to solve a genuinely awkward space: an alcove created by a fitted bookshelf, with the table sitting perpendicular into the room rather than against a wall.

The brief called for a slimmer profile than a standard dining table, so the design took on a minimal silhouette with a chamfered top and tapered legs, proof that made-to-order doesn't mean a standard shape, it means the shape your room actually needs.

The Aldan, Built to 2.8 Metres

An enormous bespoke sofa a custom size of The Aldan at 2.8m long designed to sit 6 people comfortably
Close-up of a an oak sofa frame sustainably made and covered with a green wool and linen mix fabric with contrast blanket stitching on the arm and traditional steel upholstery tacks

Most upholstery is built to a fixed set of sizes. This version of the Aldan sofa was built to 2.8 metres, considerably larger than standard sizes.

We kept the frame fully dismantlable into five sections just like the original chair so it could still travel through a normal doorway and up a staircase.

A good example of how far a design can scale without losing the details that make it work.

The Aldan Loveseat

A large armchair made from solid oak and traditionally upholstered in Bristol
detail of brass hardware on the back of a bespoke loveseat that you can take apart to easily move all covered in orange linen

The compact version of the same handmade design, built to prove the frame works as well at loveseat scale as it does at full sofa length. Solid oak frame with a deep, cushioned fill designed for comfort that holds up to daily use.

Solid oak frame, traditional sprung upholstery, and a cushion fill designed for comfort that holds up to daily use.

Part of the Available Now collection for anyone who'd rather not wait the usual 12 weeks.

The Orwin Table and Benches

A dining area with a wooden table and matching benches, decorated with a vase of pink and purple flowers. In the background, a cozy sofa with colorful pillows and a tall wicker lamp are visible near large windows with a view of greenery outside. On the left, there is a red cabinet with glass doors and dried flowers on top, and a wicker ceiling light hangs from the ceiling.
Close-up of a wooden bench handmade near the cotswolds with shadows cast by nearby objects creating an abstract pattern on the surface.

Built and styled to properly photograph the Orwin range, spalted silver birch tops paired with ash leg frames and finished to the exact standard every made-to-order piece leaves the workshop at. Now available to buy as a complete, ready-to-deliver dining set.