My latest commission is to design and make a boardroom table for a highland distillery. Doesn’t sound that unusual perhaps, but the interesting quirk is a brief from the client to incorporate some old oak staves recovered from a decommissioned spirit VAT. ...
However you choose your furniture, its design is the first step in its evolution. The design should deliver both the practicalities of function as well as the less tangible matters of how it looks and catches the eye. Both are equally important, in this writer’s...
Mike was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland for its Out of Doors programme...
As a nation, we throw away furniture at a phenominal rate. Buying well reduces waste and our impact on the planet and can also save you money in the long term....
Diseases in trees can be an environmental disaster but can we manage affected trees better so we continue to get usable wood for our furniture?...
Ochre & Wood is featured in this month's Knock News, one of Aberdeenshire's premier magazine publications....
Welcome to the new blog and website of Ochre & Wood. This is where we will be bringing you the latest news and industry developments, ...