NealCrampton

I produce furniture to contemporary designs. My designs feature clean lines and simple forms that aim to incorporate the natural colour and grain of the wood into the work. This emphasises the natural beauty of the wood and results in an honest and durable piece of furniture. My work does not strive to be trend setting. Instead I aim to design and create pieces of furniture with an integrity that will outlast current fashions.

My workshop employs techniques both modern and traditional without prejudice. The efficiency of modern machining gives me the freedom to concentrate on the traditional hand tool methods that define and differentiate a piece of fine handmade furniture; hand planed surfaces that invite the touch and traditionally constructed drawers that glide rather than rattle. I am increasingly exploring methods to exploit the beauty of solid wood in situations where the instability of solid wood has typically led to the use of veneers. When using solid wood the grain is implicit to the pieces structure. To me, this results in a more honest, complete piece of furniture.