• Staircase Reference Picture

    Bespoke Staircase Design for my brother in law

  • Race27

    Completed Ernest Race BA Chair; designed post war to use scrap Aluminium

  • Antelope 01

    Completed Ernest Race Antelope Chair; featured at the 1951 Festival of Britain

  • Rubery Owen 1

    My next project, a lovely Rubery Owen industrial "Blade" chair manufactured for the British Air Ministry circa 1950's

  • Race 01

    Stripping the old upholstery from the BA chair

  • Race02

    Stripping the old upholstery from the BA chair

  • Race03

    The BA chair back rest stripped down and cleaned up

  • Race04

    Forming and sculpting the foam base padding for the back rest

  • Race05

    Base layers of fabric stretched over the back rest

  • Race06

    Base layer of fabric completed for the back rest

  • Race07

    Marking out the new plywood seat base

  • Race08

    Cutting and shaping the plywood seat base

  • Race09

    Detail of the corner radius roughing out

  • Race10

    Plywood seat base completed and test fitted

  • Race11

    Detail of plywood seat base with an allowance gap for upholstery

  • Race12

    Checking the plywood seat base gap allowance all around

  • Race13

    Plywood seat base and back rest being test fitted

  • Race14

    Plywood seat base with threaded fastener drillings being checked for alignment

  • Race15

    Back rest test fitting

  • Race16

    Foam sculpting for the seat base in a denser foam grade

  • Race17

    View of plywood seat base underside with threaded fixings glued in place

  • Race18

    Test fitting the seat base foam upholstery

  • Race19

    Test fitting and checking the corner radius of the seat base foam upholstery

  • Race20

    Further checks on the seat base foam upholstery

  • Race21

    Additional wadding applied to the rear of the back rest

  • Race22

    Stapling the final upholstery fabric to the plywood seat base

  • Race23

    Detail of the fabric forming and stapling of the corner radius

  • Race24

    Hand stitching the closing panel of fabric to the back rest

  • Race25
  • Race26

    Test fit of the finished upholstered seat base and back rest

  • Antekope02

    Ernest Race Antelope Chair and Bench back from the powder coaters

  • Antelope03

    Ernest Race Antelope Chairs with Lucienne Day Calyx fabric for making cushions

  • Antelope04

    Fitting the new Oak plywood seats using stainless steel fixings

  • Antelope05

    Finished Antelope Chair and Bench on the patio

  • Antelope06

    Finished Antelope Chair and Bench on the patio

  • Antelope07

    Lovely contemporary correct cushions in Lucienne Day Calyx fabric cushions (thanks to my sister in law for making those up for me!)

  • Antelope08

    All safe indoors out of the weather! The bench is a particularly rare piece so needs to be looked after.

  • 00A General Assembly
  • 00B Exploded View
  • 001 Balustrade
  • 002 Stringer
  • 003 Tread
  • 004 Landing
  • 005 Bracket
  • 006 PFC

Personal Projects

Personal projects include things I am enthusiastic about and items I have designed for friends and family. This ranges from a bespoke staircase detail design for my brother in laws new house to restoration of vintage furniture pieces. I have collected a number of British manufacturer mid century design pieces focusing on items by Ernest Race for Race Furniture, Fred Scott for Hille Furniture and industrial seating by Rubery Owens and I enjoy repairing and bringing these pieces back to life.