tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45373868849326661232024-03-05T17:16:25.283-08:00PHILIP KOOMEN FURNITUREPhilip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-79973767740719091882016-11-23T07:50:00.000-08:002016-11-23T07:50:35.890-08:00Workshop Winter SalePlease join us for some mince pies and a delicious, hot spicy berry drink this Saturday, 26 November and see what affordable goodies we have managed to create.<br />
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<br />Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-79525143887066222162016-10-03T03:18:00.000-07:002016-10-03T03:18:02.556-07:00Sculpture Commissions<div class="MsoNormal">
Recently I finished two commissions based on sculptural
forms. <b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A fire screen that takes the form of tongues of flames, carved out of
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The idea was inspired by the client seeing a detail of an image of one of my <a href="http://www.philipkoomen.co.uk/pondlifetable2012.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pondlife tables on my website</span></b></a>.<br />
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The form of the flames is therefore derivative of the pondlife reeds but has evolved to mirror the dynamic movement of a fire.</div>
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A second commission, <b>a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wall relief</span>, is based on one of my
<a href="http://www.philipkoomen.co.uk/ideasinthemaking.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ideas in the Making experiments</span></a></b>, which was part of a series of works created
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The relief is derived from experiments
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following a single prescribed contour and then offsetting the matching separate
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The elaborate relief is therefore derived from a single
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My colleague James Willis and I were amongst a handful of
professional designer-makers judging the annual Hellen Award for the Best in
Show at this year’s Rycotewood Graduation Show. For many years this Award has
been kindly donated by one of my clients in memory of his wife, Hellen. </div>
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The Award went to Justin Parker for his elegant console
table. Justin is a first-year Foundation Degree student, moving into his second
year, so he’s one to watch!</div>
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A special Innovation Award was given to Charlie Nash, a
third-year BA Honours student, for his chair and console table that combined
English ash, coppice, hazel and willow bark. </div>
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Charlie had researched how he
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The coppice hazel and willow was sourced from the Rycote Wood , near Thame.
Charlie starts an internship at Matthew Burt Furniture in Wiltshire this
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-51319300740899124882016-08-02T04:58:00.001-07:002016-08-02T04:58:44.193-07:00Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (QEST) for our intern Dan Harrison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dan Harrison, has been awarded a prestigious <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://www.qest.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (QEST)</span></a></b>
</span>to train with us for a year. The funding will help cover his tutoring. Dan
begins his training with us on 11 July and will work alongside James and me to
develop in design and make skills and also learn about the marketing and
managing of a craft-based business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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just completed a foundation degree at Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford City College.
He has already spent two years as our part-time intern while he completed his
degree. He previously studied Sustainable Design at Falmouth University and
completed a 5-year apprenticeship in joinery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of 20 scholars selected from over 200 applicants for the award. The award is
given by the Royal Warranty Association and is under the patronage of HRH Queen
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-26287103155992049032016-05-11T04:11:00.000-07:002016-05-11T04:11:07.099-07:00Window to the World<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt;">I recently installed a range of tables and
stools made in oak from an Oxford University estate at the Blavatnik School of
Government </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 32.0pt;">(opposite
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architects, Herzog & de Meuron, of the new school to develop a range of
designs befitting of the social function of the space (people mustn't linger
for too long in that particular space, which is intended for brief meetings).
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will have on view, at my workshop, a collection of ½ scale models, mock ups and
photos illustrating the evolutionary stages of the design process.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-12119061864491494102016-03-13T12:59:00.000-07:002016-03-13T12:59:50.809-07:00“What is real is not the appearance, but the idea, the essence of things." --Brancusi<div class="MsoNormal">
I fell in love with the work of the Romanian-born sculptor
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Last week I returned from a trip to Paris and visited the Brancusi Museum, built next to
Pompidou Centre, that houses much of his work. It is not so much a museum as a sacred
space and my visit felt more like a pilgrimage than a tourist visit. The museum
recreates his original atelier where he worked for 50 years. The main
difference is that the external walls are now glass. The contents of his studio
have been faithfully arranged as Brancusi stipulated in his will when he left
his work to the French state that his workshop be rebuilt as it was on the day
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Seeing his sculptures alongside the tools of his trade
creates a powerful environment. His sculptures are very simple yet there is a
compelling, almost hypnotic quality to them. His fellow artists testify to his
remarkable work. Barbara Hepworth described, on visiting his studio in 1932, “the
miraculous feeling of eternity mixed with beloved stone and stone dust”. She
goes on to describe the inspirational character of Brancusi and his workshop
and reflects on her own feelings to what she beheld: “all this filled me with a
sense of humility hitherto unknown to me”.</div>
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I took many photographs of Brancusi’s work and his studio as
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revealed a subtle aspect of his sculpture that was not so evident shielded
behind a glass wall. Although I could only spend an hour there the experience
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Constantin Brancusi is not a well-known artist in the UK yet
his influence is immense. He is known as the “patriarch of modern sculpture”.
He is perhaps best known for his philosophy of “Truth to Materials”. He sought
to understand and express the intrinsic nature of the materials he used. His
philosophy was adapted by the British Arts & Crafts movement and is a value
that I have regarded as part of the craftsman’s ethos. However, it was when I
was researching and experimenting on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ideas
in the Making</i> that this approach began to expand into new dimensions.</div>
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I’ll stop here as I plan to develop the theme in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ideas in the Making</i> for my Oxfordshire
Artweeks Open Studio exhibition (weekends 14/15 and 21/22 May). I will also be
putting some examples of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ideas in the
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-32490186358711036082015-12-04T13:25:00.000-08:002015-12-04T13:26:09.709-08:00Sale of Work ~ 5 - 6 December between 11.00 - 16.00 daily<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5636px;">This weekend my son (and fellow furniture designer-maker) <b><a href="http://www.koomen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jody Koomen</a></b> and I will be at my workshop in Checkendon. You are most welcome to visit and have a look and/or chat. We'll be a hosting a sale of work including this beautiful stool by Jody </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5636px;">and more of his work at my workshop-studio this Saturday and Sunday, 5 - 6 December between 11.00 - 16.00 daily.</span><br />
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the story of twelve months in the life of their woodland at Grim’s Dyke in
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Long View of Nature from a Small Wood</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "verdana";"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10.5pt;">to be published 5 May
2016.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "verdana";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wanted to discuss the possibility of designing a curiosity cabinet. The cabinet
was to house the collection of found objects in their woodland and to be made
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a local timber contractor, converted it to planks we started the air-drying
process at my workshop for over a year, followed by drying in my kiln. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The finished cabinet was delivered on 12 November to the Forteys' home. On the way there I took it to the woodland where
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-91580391387912848172015-06-03T05:24:00.000-07:002015-06-03T05:35:12.773-07:00That’s Oxford TV - Forest to Furniture exhibition<div class="MsoNormal">
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If you haven’t managed to see the exhibition, the footage gives you a few glimpses! There are, however, a
few days left before the exhibition closes at the end of the day on 7 June. I will be giving guided talks on Saturday and Sunday, 6/7 June @
11 am. You are welcome to join me. There’s a 50% reduction on admission
(tickets valid for all-year admission to all exhibitions, permanent and
temporary ones), if you have one of my invitation cards, which you can obtain
from the museum reception (I will leave these with reception staff over the
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-92077668052902203992015-05-18T15:27:00.004-07:002015-05-18T15:27:54.327-07:00Forty Years in the Making: From Black to Grey!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">My exhibition </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">From Forest to Furniture: Ideas in the
Making</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">, which showcases forty years of furniture design and make, will
finish on 7 June at the <a href="http://rrm.co.uk/events/forest-furniture-ideas-making" target="_blank">River & Rowing Museum</a>, Henley on Thames.</span><br />
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photography exhibition <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Artists &
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craftspeople with their ‘natural habitats’, the workspace.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the public to explore creative thinking and practice through a wide range of
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Symposium will begin at 10am with a free programme in the historic lecture theatre of the Natural History Museum. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Keynote speakers, Dr. Tracey Warr (Art), Professor Simon Olding (Craft), and Dr. Andrew Lack (Ecology) will explore ideas of creativity in their fields. This will be followed by a panel discussion with professionals active in creative fields, including fine art, craft, design and architecture. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-5164285952449989932015-03-18T08:04:00.001-07:002015-03-18T08:06:59.995-07:00Dan's preparations and construction processes in the making of the Egyptian headrest copy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a copy of a 4500-year-old Egyptian headrest. The copy is on display in our
exhibition <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forest to Furniture: Ideas in
the Making</i> at the River Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames. Dan had a great
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have been at the centre of civilization building, from the first settlements
over 10,000 years ago to the present day?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original Egyptian headrest, made 4,500 years ago.<br />
It's on display at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford</td></tr>
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headrest was made 4,500 years ago. The three sections are joined using a
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the last 500 years. It has been carved to create a very elegant form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copy of the headrest, made by Dan Harrison<br />
On display at River Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames</td></tr>
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-31114616826314785232015-02-13T16:06:00.001-08:002015-02-13T16:17:09.675-08:00Forest to Furniture: Ideas in the Making at the River Rowing Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tomorrow morning,
Saturday 14 February, is the start of my exhibition <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forest to Furniture: Ideas in the Making</i> at the <a href="http://rrm.co.uk/" target="_blank">River Rowing Museum</a>, Henley on Thames.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The exhibition
will run until 7 June and I hope you will be able to visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Forest to Furniture: Ideas in the Making</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> examines the
relationship between art, craft, design and the creative process through my
work. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forest to Furniture</i></b> showcases the development of my furniture
over forty years and my sustainable approach to using timber from local
woodlands and managed forests<span style="color: #c0504d;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ideas in the Making</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> demonstrates the creative process.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>Using locally sourced wood, I display a
series of experiments, exploring the relationship between art, craft and design
to reveal the potential of form and surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I will offer “guided
tours “on a regular basis. This month I will be at the museum to give </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">an
introduction and Q&A session on Friday 27<sup>th</sup> @ 3 pm and Saturday
28th February @ 10.30 am.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">There are limited places available for the tours so please advise
me if you are coming, preferably by email furniture@philipkoomen.co.uk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-47761913669209260492014-12-10T03:36:00.000-08:002014-12-12T15:34:41.556-08:00What Jody and I are up to and Koomen Gallery Items for Sale<div class="MsoNormal">
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At present I am preoccupied preparing for my forthcoming exhibition <i><b>Forest to Furniture: Ideas in the Making</b></i>, an Arts Council England supported project coinciding with my celebrating 40 years of furniture making! This will take place at the River Rowing
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Jody Koomen has had a fruitful and successful year developing his own furniture design and making direction, which he was able to exhibit and demonstrate at this year's Art in Action (Waterperry, Oxford). He is very busy working on a number of commissions.</div>
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However, <span style="font-size: large;">we do have some ready-made,
lovely items for sale in our <i><b>Koomen Gallery</b></i></span> at Wheelers Barn, Checkendon. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">You are most welcome </span></b>to drop by the workshop/gallery if you
wanted to have a look or say hello but please telephone first to check someone
is available to let you in!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Koomen Gallery</b></i></span><br />
Wheelers Barn<br />
Bradleys Street<br />
Checkendon<br />
Near Henley on Thames<br />
South Oxfordshire<br />
RG8 0NJ<br />
01491 681122</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It's that time of year again and soon Oxfordshire Artweeks will be happening. this year South Oxfordshire is kicking off weeks of artists and crafts people's open studios and workshops around Oxfordshire. You are very welcome to visit our
<a href="http://www.philipkoomen.co.uk/" target="_blank">workshop</a> in Checkendon, South Oxfordshire, over the weekends 3-4 and 10-11 May
(11-4pm) when we will be open for Artweeks as well as holding a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sale of Work</b> of exhibition pieces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
Koomen Gallery</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, a collaboration between <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.philipkoomen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Philip</a>
and <a href="http://www.koomen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jody Koomen</a></b>, will also be open. This is where you can buy from a
selection of a range of boxes, magazine racks, tables and mirrors, priced from
£100 - £500.</span></div>
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to come, look, enjoy and talk to us without feeling obligated to buy. A free
catalogue and local trail map of open studios will be available from the
workshop.</span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-51374797619461277982013-06-23T13:51:00.002-07:002013-06-24T06:53:14.123-07:00Tripod small tablesThe ideal handmade present perhaps if you have a wedding, birthday, anniversary etc coming up or just to treat yourself. These tripod small tables come in a variety of local woods and cost £320 each.<br />
At present we have these tables available in our workshop gallery (do visit w/o obligation) in tiger oak, brown oak, walnut and burr oak.<br />
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<br />Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-54003907746783416492013-05-14T15:21:00.002-07:002013-05-14T15:21:42.229-07:00Oxfordshire Artweeks Workshop Exhibition<br />
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Our workshop is having open days once again during Oxfordshire Artweeks. You are welcome to drop by and visit us on Saturday and Sunday, 18 - 19 May, 12.00 - 6.00 pm</div>
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We are showing new designs and have a permanent space selling called <i>The Koomen Gallery</i>, which sells small items such as boxes by Jody Koomen and our furniture. You will be able to see Jody working on some of his items during the exhibition.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jody smoothing and waxing a walnut box. <br />In the foreground you can see some interesting shapes with which Philip could intrigue you! </td></tr>
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Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-27268503049539166432013-04-11T10:40:00.000-07:002013-04-11T10:40:12.985-07:00Spring Contemporary Arts Exhibition ~ ART at Goring Contemporary Art Gallery<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm happy to have my furniture shown during April's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spring Contemporary Arts Exhibition</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> at the excellent art gallery in Goring-on-Thames, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><a href="http://www.artatgoring.co.uk/wood/philip-koomen/" target="_blank">ART at Goring Contemporary Art Gallery</a></b>. This gallery specializes in selling original paintings from established artists and the work of talented emerging artists both locally around Oxfordshire and Berkshire and nationally.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span> </span><br />
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</span></span>Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-53476945237428590882013-03-15T02:44:00.001-07:002013-03-15T02:59:20.516-07:00Clergy seating in situ, Dorchester AbbeyThe clergy seating has now been installed next to the choir stalls in Dorchester Abbey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clergy seating with extra wide seat to allow for robes. Front legs extend to hand grips to enable ease in rising from the chair. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dorchester Cross design on chair and desk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clergy seating placed next to one set of the choir stalls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clergy seating placed next to the other set of choir stalls</td></tr>
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<br />Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-36650275373218894482013-03-09T04:04:00.002-08:002013-03-15T03:00:08.040-07:00Guild Mark for Dorchester Abbey Choir Stalls<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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This week we heard the good news that the Dorchester Abbey choir
stalls have been awarded the prestigious, bespoke Guild Mark by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, which represents Britain’s
Furniture Industry. The award is given by a nine-person jury of the country’s
top designers and craftsmen and is judged on the basis of excellence in design,
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As can be seen from the images we also installed the clergy
seating to complement the choir stalls this week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philip with the choir stalls and one of the clergy chairs and desks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James actually working on the clergy desk: cutting out the cross in the side panel</td></tr>
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<!--EndFragment-->Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-45172800121881045292013-03-09T04:02:00.001-08:002013-03-09T04:02:55.065-08:00Updates and images of recent commissions will follow soonHaving been too busy before and after Christmas with new commissions we will be updating you soon on these projects such as, for example, a commemorative table to celebrate a recent marriage and an heirloom treasure chest of drawers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Variation on our OneOak table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />A glass insert in the middle with commemorative lettering engraved in celebration of a marriage</td></tr>
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<br />Philip Koomen Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08459510261833516001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537386884932666123.post-24429230826441990392012-11-14T09:37:00.000-08:002012-11-14T09:37:56.958-08:00Sale of Exhibition and Showroom Furniture<br />
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Come along for some bargains to our Sale of Exhibition and Showroom Furniture, including two Pondlife benches! We are also selling some newly-made mirrors and coffee/occasional tables starting at £100 for a unique piece! Our sale is on for three days, Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 November, from 10 - 4 pm.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I was recently asked to write a review for British Woodworking</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzYPDC1asoleQ931J1Ftty_dgt3paXdYJBXLxEBJbCzFe_Wp24zFdKr-Il_EH4eCZLLxkYBPlj6L3KW9lAB79eF6OlW7O3WYkZ87M-yv0wc_vSvwb_GsnpJt-IrZPOfD1mqBh9SP439I/s1600/richard+fyson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzYPDC1asoleQ931J1Ftty_dgt3paXdYJBXLxEBJbCzFe_Wp24zFdKr-Il_EH4eCZLLxkYBPlj6L3KW9lAB79eF6OlW7O3WYkZ87M-yv0wc_vSvwb_GsnpJt-IrZPOfD1mqBh9SP439I/s1600/richard+fyson.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Richard
Fyson, Cabinet Maker</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The history
of British furniture makers in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century is generally
well documented centring on such Arts and Crafts luminaries such as Gimson and
Sydney and Edward Barnsley. The link between these inspirational figures and
contemporary designer makers was Edward Barnsley (1900 – 1987) who set up his
workshop in 1921, which continues to this day producing commissions and providing
training for future craftspeople. Barnsley managed to survive the economic
cycles and changing fashions, but it wasn’t until the Craft Revival of the late
60s and early 70s that contemporary furniture designer–makers begun to flourish
as economic policies encouraged greater prosperity. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Alan
Peters, alumnus of </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Barnsley</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">’s apprenticeship programme, set up his own workshop at the very
beginning of the Revival, becoming the role model for many of us who were
making our way in the early and mid 1970s. But what was happening in the 50s
and 60s following World War II when traditional craft skills and workshops were
being swept away in the name of modernity and technology?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When Nick
Gibbs asked me consider reviewing this book I was curious but sceptical that it
might be vanity publishing. What I discovered was a document that has its place
in the history of British furniture makers. It gives a rare insight into the
life and work of what would otherwise be regarded as an “anonymous” but
dedicated craftsman who, as well as a handful of Arts and Crafts-inspired
individuals, kept the candle burning throughout those opaque post-war years;
the book shines a fascinating light on this period.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Richard
Fyson (1917-2008) was a self–taught, gentleman cabinetmaker, a distinguished
naval officer who at the age of 32, accompanied by his wife and three children,
turned his back on a comfortable career to follow his passion, working in
wood. The only obvious advantages he brought to his new vocation were his
self discipline and people-management skills. His extraordinary capacity for
hard work combined with long hours enabled him to run a very busy workshop and
market garden business, based at Kencot, Oxfordshire, just a few miles from
Kelmscott, William Morris’s home.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Written as
a short biography, divided into decades, followed by an extensive thematic
catalogue of a lifetime of commissions the book provides a valuable insight
into a career spanning over forty years. There are an impressive number of
church commissions in Oxfordshire and further afield, which probably can still be
seen today. His public commissions also extended to </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Oxford</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">University</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> projects including a commission
from the famous Bodleian Library for forty chairs (at a cost of £18.00 per
chair). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Oxford</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">University</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">College</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> commissions included Lincoln and
Keble. A commission from </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Nuffield</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">College</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, for which he competed with Edward
Barnsley, seemed to have resulted in collaboration between them. It appears
that Fyson’s design was rejected but instead he made a series of tables and
benches to </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Barnsley</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">’s design. He also produced a
significant number of domestic pieces for private clients; the overall
impression is a high level of craftsmanship combined with a diverse approach to
design. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The book
gives us glimpses into the crafts people community of the 1950s. This is
reinforced by Fyson and </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Barnsley</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">’s friendship. We also learn of the formation of a furniture makers’
association in 1955 following a conference attended by twenty-five furniture
makers; Fyson became its treasurer. The idea of community also extended to his
long-term commitment to training the next generation; a total of 27 trainees
over a 34-year period. Matthew Burt, one of our leading contemporary
designer-makers was amongst them. Matthew’s tribute in the book gives us a
measure of his mentor, “He gave me someone to compete with, in the best sense of
that word … His standard of craftsmanship … was steadfast, exemplary, aspirational
and a perfect role model …”.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The book is
an affectionate celebration of a generous, honourable and passionate gentleman-craftsman
and a worthy reminder that a spiritually rich and meaningful life can be
derived from following one’s heart in service to one’s community. His family
has meticulously produced it. Felicity French, his youthful granddaughter, is
credited with compiling it; the addition of new, colour photographs has given
the work a refreshing updated quality. The book can be enjoyed as an
inspirational insight into an exemplary craftsman’s life; it is also another
valuable piece of cultural history thanks to the unstinting efforts of the
Fyson family.</span></div>
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Wood, glass and stainless steel create a sophisticated
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takes an earlier idea a lot further. It’s given a lot of creative satisfaction.
<i>Ebb & Flow </i>is a series of designs that explore the dynamics of simple
curvi-linear forms in wood. The split glass top adds another dimension. It’s
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It is not often I get “permission” from a client to take a
design further than before. A young couple (about the same age as my children!)
commissioned a Pondlife coffee table. They wanted the design to be as wild and Pondlife-like
as possible. It’s quite large at about 150 x 120 cm and has a glass top cut
into an “organic” shape – here is the final product! </div>
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