We are delighted to announce a commission by John Makepeace OBE to make Obelisk 3, a significant new piece. Continuing his practice of creating innovative furniture of uncompromising quality, John Makepeace approached us after seeing their work at the Young Furniture Makers Awards, organised by the Furniture Makers Company in London in 2023. The resulting piece, Obelisk 3, uses innovative new techniques to produce a striking cabinet, with a blackened oak exterior and a contrasting rippled sycamore interior. Executed with an exacting level of craftsmanship the piece was recently exhibited by Sarah Myerscough Gallery at TEFAF art fair in Maastricht.
John Makepeace OBE
John Makepeace OBE is internationally regarded as one of Britain’s most influential designer-makers. He was an early proponent of material innovation and sustainability, setting up the acclaimed Parnham College for furniture designers in 1977 and initiating the development of the new campus at Hooke Park to encourage closer liaison between foresters, designers and manufacturers.
John Makepeace was a founding member of the Crafts Council UK in 1975. From 1987–91 he was a trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. He was awarded an OBE in 1988 for his services to furniture design and in 2004, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Furniture Society.
