grown, processed, sawn and crafted in Wales wood processing photographs courtesy photo library wales table by Simon Moorhouse & bowl by Cole Woodturners

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer – David Colwell For further information: products, philosophy, Visit www.davidcolwell.co.uk TS table Museum benching for the National Museum of Wales spring back chair All photographs courtesy David Colwell

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer – David Colwell Designed with sustainability, functionality and lasting style. “Making things that are a delight to own, because they satisfy practically and visually and don’t let you down.” David Colwell “For an object to be truly sustainable it must be sound from raw material, through production, to life long use.”. David Colwell All photographs courtesy David Colwell

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer – David Colwell “When looking for appropriate materials, wood stands head and shoulders above other structural materials. Merely growing it has environmental benefits.” David Colwell “ All my designs have flexible structures, essential as flexible chairs makes for flexible people.” David Colewell. All photographs courtesy David Colwell

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer – David Colwell Ash stands out above all others. It is the toughest, and remarkably, is strongest when fast grown. … ash together with Douglas Fir, absorbs more atmospheric carbon than any other tree” David Colwell. “So, as well as looking great even as fashion changes it must work exceptionally well for a long time” David Colwell. Reclining chair and footstool – ash. David Colwell. 1981 All photographs courtesy David Colwell

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer – David Colwell Task – below are two version of the C12 Active Chair. One is the original design and the other an evolution/development of the chair. Study the chairs and identify the difference in the design features. For further details of the development of the C12 Active Chair visit: www.davidcolwell.co.uk All photographs courtesy David Colwell

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer + makers – Arthur & Rachel Cadman For further information: products, philosophy, Visit : www. cadmanfurniture.com The style of the furniture has a strong accent on flowing lines and curves. Other style influences include Art Nouveau, Arts & Craft and the Orient. photographs courtesy Cadman Furniture

Humour, personality and nature. Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer + makers – Arthur & Rachel Cadman Can you think of other sources of inspiration the Cadman design team have used for their furniture? Humour, personality and nature. photographs courtesy Cadman Furniture

Inspirational …innovative wood products made in Wales Designer + makers – Arthur & Rachel Cadman The wood is sourced from native sustainable woodlands - ash, oak, sycamore, walnut and combined with unusual timbers such as tiger oak, 5000 year old bog oak and spalted beech. photographs courtesy Cadman Furniture

Simon Gaiger – designer+maker ‘Dugong Seat’, beech slab cut from fallen tree and steel fork legs. ‘My sculptures are made from wood, metal and the materials that I find around me, often remnants from the managed landscape; thinnings from local woodlands, crown and root ends of trees, and discarded agricultural implements’. Simon Gaiger photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

Simon Gaiger – designer+maker “I work instinctively with wood; a material that in its wild form makes many decisions for you. Its natural twisting and turning, its flow, asks to be followed rather than diverted. I like its roughness and rawness, and do not try to disguise the natural processes but to emphasize and work with them.” Simon Gaiger Phoenix seat – lightening struck ash photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

Simon Gaiger – designer+maker “I grew up in Africa and the South Pacific, where art is part of the objects that are central to everyday life. I hope in my own work to capture this spirit.” Simon Gaiger Seating – charred cedar photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

Sites of interest: Wood Welsh designers + makers www.davidcolwell.com – contemporary furniture- mid Wales www.cadmanfurniture.com – contemporary furniture – south Wales www.simon-moorhouse – contemporary furniture & wood products – mid Wales www.simongaiger.co.uk – unique wood + metal products/recycled materials – west Wales http://robertjakes.co.uk – wood sculptor – Pembrokeshire www.woodturnedgifts.com – Jules Tattersall woodturner – Anglesey Others sites of interests www.derekwelsh.co.uk – innovative and cutting edge furniture, based in Glassgow www.designnation.co.uk www.onetree.org.uk – lots of British designers designers www.greenoakcarpentry.co.uk Amazing wood structure/craftsmanship