greg’s story

It all began in Brockley, London 2009 when I quit my job to freelance in commercial interior architecture. To support the anticipated troughs in work, I decided to design and build bespoke furniture, hopefully finally putting my furniture design degree to some use. My brief for design was simple - Inspired by working with my Dad (a builder) throughout my childhood I wanted to see if I could only use unloved (yet affordable) construction grade 4”x 2” solid timber sourced locally. Working to these dimensions meant I would only need the simplest of hand tools (also affordable) - a chop saw, sanders, hand drill and a load of clamps. With that I went to work in my back garden, selling a few and then deciding to take the leap and rent workshop space locally. The business ran successfully for 3 years, however juggling this with the freelance work became difficult to manage, so I decided to pause until I could afford to build and invest properly in the business.

Fast forward 12 years having honed my design skills in a large commercial architectural practice, I feel it’s the right time to return to my passion as a designer maker. My design constraints are far boarder this time round, I want to experiment more with materials (timber, concrete and steel) however sustainability and the re-using and upcycling of materials is very important.