Seeking a professional furniture maker

[MikeG.]

Right guys, a bit of help please.

I need suggestions for the very finest of fine furniture makers. I am involved with a job that requires incredibly detailed inlay and veneer work, to the best standards in Europe, for a series of pieces of Art Deco furniture.

We have already had prices of around £150,000 for a dining table (excluding the chairs)..........and we have been instructed to seek alternative quotes. There is probably a million plus pounds worth of work, but it would have to be of unbelievable standard.

Who do we approach?

Mike

 

[bjm]

Mike

I've had no dealings with these people but came across their website a while back;

Aryma.

Might be worth a call?


Brian

 

[Mr T]

Hi Mike

It may be worth trying http://www.silverliningfurniture.com/ they do that sort of work and charge those sort of prices. Also try http://www.designermakers.org.uk this has links to over 150 designer makers in the UK.

Hope this helps.

Chris

 

[Mr Ed]

Mike

This guy http://www.yannickchastang.com/conservation/ has written in F&C and seems to do impressive veneer and inlay work.

Cheers, Ed

 

[MikeG.]

Great stuff fellas.......thanks very much for those. We'll make contact with them tomorrow.

Mike

 

[wizer]

I'm free? I'll undercut your best offer by £1000

 

[ggrranpa]

hi, out of interested is it all furniture or is there stairs and paneling and Architectural joinery?? you be a Architect and all?? .

 

[bjm]

Will there be an 'Introducer' fee

 

[MikeG.]

It is entirely furniture.......although there is fixed joinery that contract has already been let.

Thanks anyway Tom........ (oh.........and thanks........)

Introduction fee?
























No

Mike

 

[hpl]

Hi Mike

From someone I know how has seen the work of some of these guys I would think they are up to standard. http://www.norfolkfurnituremakers.org/contact.html . Michael Westgate, his web address is on that page, would be worth making contact with as I understand that he specialises in very high quality inlay/veneering work.

HTH

 

[AndyT]

How about http://www.seniorandcarmichael.co.uk/ - noted on here a while back for making an amazing desk for the Marquess of Bath.

 

[billw]

How about http://www.seniorandcarmichael.co.uk/ - noted on here a while back for making an amazing desk for the Marquess of Bath.

They appear to have gone their separate ways now! Although they still work from the same location - that must be interesting if it was even vaguely acrimonious.

 

[bluezephyr]

http://www.arthurbrett.com/

 

[RogerS]

What a great commission, Mike.

What I think you really need is a research assistant to drive around Europe and Scandinavia on a fact-finding mission - paid work, naturally plus expenses. I think that three months should do it and I might be able to free myself up to carry out this arduous task for you. :wink:

 

[lurker]

I was going to say Yannick too.

Have seen some of his stuff

 

[Calpol]

http://www.arthurbrett.com/

That's an excellent site!

 

[wizer]

No one's mentioned the obvious people like John Makepeace, John Lloyd, Steve Maskery ( ), Rico Daniels ( :lol: ), etc

 

[MikeG.]

The thing is, Tom, that we have designed all the furniture already.......and certainly you associate at least Makepiece with designing their own furniture. Ane there is such a lot of it, and the work will be so intense, that this is really only suitable for quite a large business.

Anyway, there are some great leads there, and we will be contacting some of them this afternoon.

Mike

 

[wizer]

keep us in the loop Mike. Very interested to see the outcome.

 

[MikeG.]

Unfortunately, Tom, I have to be very careful of client confidentiality here. We are sworn to secrecy on all aspects of this job.......even the drawings go out without the client name or project location on them. So I'm afraid there can be no follow-up on this.

Sorry

Mike