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Booking now for the 12 week, 24 week and 50 week
Long Furniture Design & Makers’ Courses
Next start date 5th September 2022.
Open Weekend: 10th & 11th September 2022.

We are open and Covid-19 secure – read more here.

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2022 Course Dates:

Our long courses intakes are January, May & September. Occasionally we can take students outside these intake dates. If you wanted to ‘try before you buy’ we offer a very popular ‘Taster Week’ at £650 which is refunded on booking a long course.

We have a variety of Weekend Classes running in 2022 and a few dates in place for 2023. More TBC shortly.

Looking for gift vouchers to purchase for our short courses?

Please email us if you have any questions. Include your ‘phone number too please!

Booking Courses T&Cs

Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions for booking courses before making a payment:

Booking Terms and Conditions 2022 – PDF 291Kb

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Long Courses

  • 12 Week Furniture Makers’ Course

    The 12 week course is intended as an introduction to furniture making and covers all the basics. After the course you only need practice, determination and imagination. Start: 14th March & 5th September 2022 | Cost £7,500.

  • 12 Week Summer School 2023
    12 week courses

    The summer school course, 2023 (dates TBC), is intended as an introduction to furniture making and covers all the basic skills needed to become a successful maker. After the course you will only need practice, determination, and imagination! Cost £7,500.

  • 24 Week Furniture Makers’ Course

    The 24 week course covers all the same elements as the 12 week but allows more time to complete your projects, and will give you much needed practice whilst having support and advice when it is needed. Start: 14th March & 5th September 2022 | Cost £12,500.

  • 50 Week Furniture Design & Makers’ Course

    This one year course is aimed at those who are looking for a big change in their life. Do you wonder if you have the creativity and the ambition to run your own business? We’ll teach you everything you need to know, right from the beginning. Start: 14th March & 5th September 2022 | Cost […]

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    This one year course is aimed at those who are interested in making and crafting, and might be keen to work as a maker for a designer in the future. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, right from the basics. Start: 14th March & 5th September 2022 | Cost £18,000.

  • Advanced 50 Week Furniture Design & Makers’ Course
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    This one year course is aimed at those who are already trained or self taught, and are looking to push themselves. Do you wonder if you have the creativity and the ambition to run your own business? We’ll help you to expand your knowledge and put it into practice. Start: 14th March & 5th September […]

One Week Taster Course

  • An Introduction to Handtools and Furniture Making
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    Next course: TBA – contact us An introduction to handtools and furniture making. No previous experience is required, just plenty of enthusiasm! Sign-up for a one week taster course before committing to a full time 12, 24 or 50 week course and receive the one week course fee refunded against the cost of the longer course.

Weekend Classes

  • Make a Wooden Hand Plane with Theo Cook
  • Steam Bending with Charlie Whinney – 1 Day
  • French Polishing with Derek Jones
  • Wood Finishing Weekend Class
  • Making the Perfect Dovetails Weekend Class
  • Wood Carving with the Wood Warlock
  • Making Jigs & Templates
  • Laminating Weekend Class
  • Veneering One Day Course
  • Carbon Fibre and Composites Weekend Class
  • Japanese Toolbox with Derek Jones
  • Cricket Table
  • Make A Six Board Chest with Derek Jones
  • Introduction to Hand Tools for Furniture Making
  • Spindle Moulding Weekend Class
  • Wood Machining Weekend Class

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Students' Work

Student work at robinson house studio

View some of the stunning student work produced at robinson house studio.

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Testimonials

Prior to my time at robinson house studio I had worked as a carpenter both on site and in a workshop. I realised I wanted to pursue making bespoke fine furniture and felt that a course with Marc at the studio offered in-depth cabinet making tuition as well as the opportunity to explore design. It certainly proved to be an exciting environment to be a part of, with emphasis on contemporary design and the use of innovative new materials and techniques.
Luke Olney
Having left school to join the creative industry, I wasn’t sure where to start. After researching areas, I was interested in I found that Marc’s courses and ‘robinson house studio’ were exactly what I was looking for as I wanted to explore various elements of design within the industry. When I found Marc’s course online we had a long chat about what I can achieve within the course, what his work entails, his design philosophy and teaching method. It was an easy choice after that to sig… Read more
Christian Watson
My year course at Robinson House Studio has been a very valuable experience thanks to the high quality learning environment that Marc Fish offers to his students. Marc adapts his teaching to each individual according to their skills and confidence, taking care of our progress with infinite patience. I found Marc’s passionate approach to furniture design & making a vibrant artistic echo to explore my own creative expectations, and to turn my design ideas into consistent furniture pieces. I apprec… Read more
Thibaut Degenne
Having worked in Software Engineering for a lifetime, I wanted to develop practical skills with tangible results and hopefully make something I could be proud of. The course has provided me with an insight into the exacting standards necessary to create fine furniture and is equipping me with the key skills. I have particularly enjoyed Marc’s enthusiasm for the design elements, his encouragement to challenge traditional design and to be open to a breadth of inputs/influences.
Gordon White
I followed Marc’s 12 week course and am delighted with what I learned and achieved. Marc is an excellent teacher. He is thorough and patient and adapts his advice well to the ability and confidence of each and every student.
Duncan White
During my time at Robinson house studio I learnt how to combine traditional making techniques with modern design.
Dan Ryder Cook

Open Weekend: 10-11/09/22

We are delighted announce an open weekend! 10th & 11th September, 2022.
Open hours – 9.30am – 4.30pm
The entire workshop will be open to visitors, with both floors available to view. From the hi-tech machinery and materials downstairs to the student rooms and teaching areas upstairs.

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Our address:

robinson house studio,
Unit E1 & 2 Eastside Business Park,
Beach Road, Newhaven,
East Sussex. BN9 0FB

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Our head tutor here at the school Theo Cook @theo_ Our head tutor here at the school Theo Cook @theo__cook had this amazing video made of the hand plane he’s been working on. 

It’s been really great for the students here to see how the whole process works. 

Back story 

The creator/ designer 

-Theo Cook 

-History 
2 year furniture making course at Highbury College, Portsmouth, UK

5 year apprenticeship at The Edward Barnsley Workshop, Petersfield, UK @barnsley_workshop 

2 year employment as a craftsman at The Edward Barnsley Workshop. 

1 year at The Krenov School of fine furniture. Fortbragg, CA, USA. @thekrenovschool 

9 year employment as a craftsman at Senior & Carmichael, Dorking, UK.

7 years and continuing as a full time tutor here at Robinson House Studio furniture school, East Sussex, UK 

The plane:

Started back in 2019 with hundreds of hours of design and development.

Hand technical drawings 
CAD drawings 
3D printing 
Casting of handles 
Full-size prototype in aluminium 
Making parts 

Plane parts made from billet 304 stainless steel: 
Body 
Lever cap
Lever cap screw 
Bailey stile counter lever blade adjuster 
Blade adjustment plate 
Blade adjustment screw 
Blade side to side adjuster 
Back handle locking plate

Blade:
O2 tool steel with HSS steel tip 

Handles:
Cast forged carbon fibre with copper leaf

Other parts/ components:
Copolymer Delrin adjuster plate 
Bronze adjuster wheel 
Bronze side to side adjustment thread 
Titanium threads for front handle and lever cap screw 
Hardened steel pins 
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Credit to Chris the filmmaker for this @chriswelchfilmmaker 
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#handplane #handtoolsonly #handtools #handtoolthursday #stainlesssteeltools #carbonfiberparts #toolmaker #toolporn #woodworking #metalwork #tooltime #engineering #furnituremaker #artist
Another look at this Luxury shaving box designed a Another look at this Luxury shaving box designed and made by our former 50 week student Ian @ianburnelldesigns 
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Made from European walnut burr, the finest Scottish leather and a custom fit interior for Edwin Jagger's stainless steel shaving set. 
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This box was made with the environment in mind, in that all the materials used were eco friendly. The burr, leather and shaving kit was sourced locally and the substrate, Forescolor is an fibre board that has no formaldehyde added. 
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Closeup of this fantastic coffee table designed by Closeup of this fantastic coffee table designed by @katoinman_woodwork here at the school.
Tom used a Kumiko design on the top of the coffee table which really makes this piece stand out. 

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New to the workshop a surface grinding machine tha New to the workshop a surface grinding machine that Theo @theo__cook  has purchased for the school.
Mainly so that he can use it on his most recent Hand plane making project.
This makes a great addition to the school machine workshop.

 #maker #cabinetmaker #woodworking #furniture #courses #finefurniture #designer #business #surfacegrinder #vintage #machinery #school #workshop #woodworkingmachinery #precision  #engineering #tools #toolmaking
Here is one of our former students @richarddesigne Here is one of our former students @richarddesignermaker working on one of his lamp designs that he produced whilst being a student at robinson house studio during his training with us.

 #design #furniture #courses #woodworking #handskills #cabinetmaker #furnitureschooluk #maker #dowoodworking #course #finewoodworking #bespoke #bespokedesign
Do you think it’s flat enough? Our head tutor Th Do you think it’s flat enough? Our head tutor Theo @theo__cook spent hours flattening the underside of the stainless steel plane he’s almost finished. 
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#handplane #handtools #handtoolsonly #toolporn #handmade #handtoolthursday #stainlesssteeltools #handtoolwoodworking #handtoolwoodworking
We recently had Charlie Whinney @charliewhinneystu We recently had Charlie Whinney @charliewhinneystudio at the school to teach our students Steam bending for a day.
They all had a really good day and came away with great steambent lampshade.

Keep an eye out on the website to book straight on to the next steam bending course.

#woodworking #furniture #design #craftsmanship #wood #courses #woodworkingcourse #steambendingwood #steambending #design #furnituremakers
A look back at the “Love Bench” In waney edge A look back at the “Love Bench” In waney edge yew wood and bog oak. Designed and made here @robinsonhousestudio furniture school by our former 50 week student Lu Scott @luscottdesign 
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We are so proud that after graduating Lu got an amazing job at the prestigious @silverliningfurniture 
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#bogoak #carvedwood #yewwood #waneyedge #woodcarving #bench #woodenbench #metalwork #brass #cncrouter #woodworking #design #studiofurniture #details #designermaker #furnitureporn #furnituredesign #furniturestudio #furnituredetails #finefurniture #woodjoinery #joinerydetails #designstudio
A look back at this writing desk made by our 50 we A look back at this writing desk made by our 50 week graduate Rory Hitchen @rory.hitchen 
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Made in stack laminated oak veneers then fumed. The writing surface is leather. 
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#furnituredesigns #desk #writingdesk #woodveneer #oakveneer #cabinetmakingcourses #bespoke #handmade #finefurniture #designermaker #maker #studiofurnituremakers #wookworkingskills #designermaker #woodworking #woodworker #wooddesign #woodcraft #craftsman #furnituremaking #bespokefurnituredesign
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