Waywood

Bio

We design and make award winning bespoke furniture.
If it can be made in wood, we can probably make it for you, and even if it can’t, well lets just say we like a challenge!
Over the last 25 years we have made everything from jewellery boxes to Cathedral furniture with a few detours for unusual projects like F1 engine part replicas along the way!
We are experienced and time served craftsmen through and through, but have always experimented with our craft. Somewhere along the way we got interested in digital CAD/CAM technology too, and the result is a workshop with one foot firmly rooted in craft traditions, and one stepping out into the future.
We design to the brief set by our clients, a piece of furniture that will hopefully be a pleasure to own and give us the same feeling to make.

We design with the long term very much in mind for every piece. It’s always good to hear a client say ‘Wow!’ when they first see the piece that they have commissioned, but even better when they tell us that it still gives them pleasure ten years later.

Both our designing and making are sensitive to the materials we use. We place great emphasis on fitness for purpose and the the appropriateness of a piece to its setting. Of prime importance in any design is it’s function; beautiful form at the expense of function is ultimately disappointing for the client, and us. Our aim is to offer a sincere and honest approach to craftsmanship and design.
The direction of a bespoke commission depends on the client. Some have very definite ideas on the direction of design, others prefer the surprise and excitement of an open brief. We take great pleasure in making all kinds of furniture, even the challenge of the seemingly impossible!