Bio
London, UK
Knot Design is a furniture design studio founded by me, Will James. I focus on creating timeless bespoke and made-to-order furniture pieces. All the furniture I make uses sustainable native British timbers, many of the trees having once stood on London streets and saved from being burned. I run a workshop in North London and everything you see on this site was handmade by me.
My work has been exhibited in the UK and internationally, including at the highly prestigious Venice Design Biennale in 2024. I have been featured in British and European print and online media and also featured in the international Design Milk blog. I work for private residential clients but have also collaborated with some of the most talented interior designers in the UK.
My furniture studio is process driven, exploring a variety of techniques to bring out the natural beauty of the timbers that I work with. From CNC-cut profiles to handcarved texture, my work aims to elevate a humble material to create work that will enhance the homes of my customers whilst bringing the functionality necessary in furniture pieces. I draw on a wide range of stylistic influences – mid-century Scandinavian furniture, Brutalist architecture, Japanese joinery practices to name but a few. I find curved shapes often show off the amazing grain patterns of British timbers to their fullest, so these feature heavily in my work.
