
Anna Dugard
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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Felix Wells
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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Josh Milton
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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Richard Kitchen
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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Stuart Hartigan
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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Video testimonial with student James Dabell
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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Alex Clough-Whelan
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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Laurent Peacock
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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Martin Bell
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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Sally Banks
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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Martin Jelinek
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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Michel Tellings
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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Simon Robson
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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Richard Warmisham
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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Video testimonial with student Fabio Guselli
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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Ola Leander
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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Thibaut Degenne
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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Gordon White
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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Kris Lamba
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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Nigel Rose
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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Lubica Patekova
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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Chris Coane
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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Rhys Gillard
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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Darren Hancock
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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Dan Ryder Cook
During my time at Robinson house studio I learnt how to combine traditional making techniques with modern design ...
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Tim Evershed
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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James Linard
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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Adam Attewell
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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Chris Funnell
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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Christopher Richards
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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Video testimonial with student Alex Clough-Whelan
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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Gary Adams
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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Christian Watson
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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Video testimonial with student Felix Wells
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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