Students’ Portfolio

Anna recently graduated from our 50-week Design and Makers course. In a recent article in Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine, Anna says: I enjoyed the traditional woodworking skills but came into ...
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Drinks Cabinet by Felix Wells. Felix joined us instead of doing a work placement year whilst doing an Industrial Design degree at Brunel University. Felix completed a 50 week course ...
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Occasional table, Indian inked sycamore and hammered brass Drinks cabinet in brown oak, rippled maple, gold leaf and copper Tom creating his hammered brass table top ...
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Coffee table, laminated walnut veneer Josh joined us after graduating with a 1st degree in 3D design. Our course was a great way to apply what he'd learned to furniture ...
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Turntable console, American black walnut and aluminium "After researching a number of schools and facilities there was only one that appeared to offer the contemporary design focus, mixed materials and ...
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Hi-Fi stand, walnut When I first started thinking about joining the school I really just hoped that I would be able to improve my woeful woodwork skills.  I signed up ...
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Recent graduate James Dabell tells us all about his time at robinson house studio, what he got from the course, and what he enjoyed most ...
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Rosewood desk I started the one year furniture making course directly after finishing my levels. Having had no experience in woodworking, I was somewhat overwhelmed at first. It didn’t take ...
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Sika console table in rippled sycamore, Australian oak, and carbon fibre I did a design degree ages ago, and decided when I finished that degree that maybe it wasn’t quite ...
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Box with herringbone pattern in wenge As a joiner with a background in design, I have always loved to make things, having an idea and bringing it to life, often ...
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Blackened ash and bleached walnut low table After discovering a passion for woodwork I made the terrifying decision to pursue quite a dramatic career change. I visited several training providers ...
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Side/hall table in walnut, anigre, ebony I started my 50 week course after nearly four decades working in I.T. I have always liked making things and a furniture creation course ...
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Desk Zebrano and rosewood Coming from a business background I was a complete newcomer to woodworking and cabinet-making. Enrolling on Marc Fish's training program was a bit of a leap ...
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Side table in walnut, bronze and bog oak I wanted to take the chance to say that it's been a steep learning curve that I took, and I questioned it ...
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Chest of drawers in fumed oak and red Corian I came to furniture making later in life than most fellow students on my course. Having left a career in political ...
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Ex-student Fabio Guselli lets us know all about why he chose to study with us, what he thought of the course, and shares his experience of studying here ...
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Desk in walnut, paint, and steel I had been working in construction for almost ten years when I decided to steer towards furniture. After having done that for a few ...
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Columbus cigar humidor in rosewood, ebony, glass, Spanish cedar, and pau Amarillo My year course at Robinson House Studio has been a very valuable experience thanks to the high quality ...
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Bedside cabinet - one of a pair in rippled sycamore Having worked in Software Engineering for a lifetime, I wanted to develop practical skills with tangible results and hopefully make ...
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Coffee table in imbuia, bronze, rippled sycamore For me personally, conceiving and making furniture is about so much more than being a wood worker. I've always had a strong appreciation ...
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Spider table in walnut & glass I completed a short course with Marc with a specific aim of defining how to turn a long standing idea into reality. However what ...
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Sputnik1 Stool, 4000 year old bog oak I had completed one year of furniture design and maker’s diploma at Robinson House Studio (Marc Fish) at Brighton. Prior to embarking on ...
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Desk in ebonised oak, copper, and leather Chris joined us after doing degree in product design. He was looking to get practical experience in the actual making of furniture. Chris ...
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Walnut bench After 10 years building scenery for theatre I decided to change careers and attended the 12 week fine furniture making course with Marc ...
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Record turntable cabinet in walnut and birch I joined 'robinson house studio' on the fifty-week course with a real desire to get hands-on making experience and to build-up a portfolio ...
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During my time at Robinson house studio I learnt how to combine traditional making techniques with modern design ...
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Pair of boxes I was working at a luxury yacht building company when I decided I wanted to develop my hand skills, and after musing over a few different 12 ...
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Low table, oak and concrete I worked for many years in Theatre production, as a scenic artist. It was a very varied and interesting job in which I learnt a ...
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Credenza pear and fumed oak Spending a year at Robinson House Studio instilled a confidence in my ability as a craftsman. I chose to come do a course instead of ...
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Red acrylic and wenge cabinet When Chris came to us after 20 years of making furniture, he wanted to create the kind of furniture he had dreamed of. After a ...
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Mobius light Having spent the last 30+ years working as an architect, I was keen to branch out into both designing and making things. I looked around for a suitable ...
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Alex Clough-Whelan, ex-50 week student, shares his thoughts about his time at robinson house studio, why he chose to study here, and his favourite piece ...
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Dressing table in rippled sycamore Having spent most of my working life as a draughtsman drawing fitted furniture I always knew I wanted to learn how to make furniture to ...
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Chair in leather, aluminium, and leather 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 ...
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Ex-student Felix Wells tells us what it was like to study with us during his sandwich year at university, and the benefits of having the school so close to Brighton ...
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