I have long admired the graceful curves and fine contemporary design of Toby Winteringham's hand crafted furniture and mirrors. Like Anita Lear, Toby trained at London's Royal College of Art. For nearly thirty years he and a small team of craftsmen have been working out of his studio, located in a barn on the outskirts of King's Lynn in Norfolk. Toby Winteringham designs and creates beautiful pieces that feature hand cut marquetry, veneering and fine cabinetwork.
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| Toby Winteringham (Click on images for picture viewer) |
Craftsman Credentials
Toby's work is listed on the Crafts Council's index of selected makers. He has exhibited widely and shown work in New York, Milan, Düsseldorf, Munich and Dubai. He holds three Bespoke Guild Mark Certificates awarded by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers for design and craft excellence. Toby is a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen.
(Link to Toby Winteringham's Website)
(Link to Toby Winteringham's Website)
Grace Winteringham and Patternity
Recently Toby teamed up with his daughter, Grace Winteringham to create three new furniture collections with colorfully patterned marquetry designs for her company Patternity. These designs are: Bird; Phase and Shift.
Bird, Phase and Shift
Bird, Phase and Shift
The Bird sideboard is a marquetry pattern, developed along the lines of Phase (see images below), although very different in feel. Shift is a really vibrant table design which can be expanded into all sorts of furniture pieces. Recently shown at Decorex this, and Bird, were on show with the Society of Designer Craftsmen at the Mall Galleries, London from January 9th - 17th 2010. At the opening, on Friday 8th January, It was announced that Toby had won the Gane Trust Award for Design and Craftmanship.
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'Shift' Table (Click on images for picture viewer) |
