One off Heirloom Pieces

What is an Heirloom?

An heirloom - as defined by the Oxford dictionary - is an ‘object that has belonged to a family for generations’

During my business career I have been very fortunate to be intimately involved in the creation of many beautiful free standing pieces of furniture/heirloom pieces that encapsulate all of the skills I’ve learnt/developed in the last 30 years namely: Cabinet Making, Marquetry, Inlaying and French Polishing.

What constitutes an Heirloom piece?

By commissioning me to build an heirloom piece of furniture, by definition, you’re starting the process through which something tangible and utterly unique to yourself – through day to day use and enjoyment - can be passed on to your family/loved ones and therefore act as a permanent reminder of you. I have been honoured to make numerous heirloom pieces of furniture which have included;

• Intricately inlayed watch-winding boxes to ensure the accurate winding of self-winding time pieces.
• Jewellery boxes that have featured wood inlays and the initials of the – in many cases – excited recipient of a surprise gift.
• Cigar humidors personalized with specific grains from countries applicable to the countries my clients have lived in.
• Pedestals that support and incorporate anything from watch-winding boxes, storage for jewellery boxes or secret compartments hiding safes and security boxes.
• Intricately detailed free standing pieces of furniture such as bedside cabinets featuring compasses orientated to north with solid brass inlayed ‘north’ detailing.
• Trinket boxes with many compartments for the beautiful storage and presentation of treasured pieces of jewellery.
• Blanket boxes fabricated from any timber you can imagination and featuring highly detailed dovetailed corners and solid brass inlays.
• Coffee tables of any size or design and featuring any combination of timbers, inlays or polishing techniques.