Andrew Lapthorn

Andrew Lapthorn

Chatham, UK

Crafts
Furniture Designers, Furniture Makers
Materials
Glass, Metal, Solid Wood, Veneered Boards
Making since
1981
Styles
Contemporary

Bio

Chatham, UK

Crafts
Furniture Designers, Furniture Makers
Materials
Glass, Metal, Solid Wood, Veneered Boards
Making since
1981
Styles
Contemporary

Having spent his early career at sea and working as a shipwright he enrolled at Rycotewood College, Thame, in 1979. He completed his studies in ‘Furniture, Fine Craftsmanship and Design’ in 1981, at the same time he passed, with distinction, his Licentiateship of the Society of Designer Craftsmen. Since then he has been successfully running his own business as a furniture designer and maker. In 2021 he was winner of the Alan Peters Furniture Award. Now a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen he also teaches the art of furniture making on a part time basis at the Furniture Craft School in Kent. His workshop is situated in the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent on the banks of the river Medway.



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