"A book cannot show you the right amount of pressure to apply to achieve the best result"
Furniture school values
What makes Chippendale International School of Furniture so unique?
Any prospective student looking at our syllabus will quickly see why our furniture making and cabinet making courses are so successful:
- the depth of training
- the access to experts
- the breadth of skills which students learn
- and the opportunity for practical skill development as well as understanding theory and context.
But just as important is our approach to education and creating the right environment to provide the optimum learning experience.
Woodworking Community
Every student benefits from the creative environment of the school. We have built a woodworking community with an incubation centre for new businesses, a successful furniture making business and the international school in the same complex.
Our Learning Environment
- Up to 1400 hours of bench time
- One to one tuition
- Peer to peer learning
- Visits from external experts
- Field trips
Learn by doing – a practical approach
A book can teach the basics of woodworking, such as how to hold a chisel but it cannot show you the right amount of pressure to apply to achieve the best finish.
A book or website cannot replicate the atmosphere of our school’s workshop where up to 20 students, each with their own workbench, learn from experienced tutors and from each other.
Nurture talent and celebrate creativity
The Chippendale School attracts students from all over the world, but with intake limited to only 20 students, the 30 week course offers a supportive, sustainable community that nurtures talent and celebrates creativity.
Expert Tuition
The School employs experienced furniture design tutors who are passionate about transferring their knowledge of woodworking to our students. As well as being course tutors, they are also professional cabinet makers and understand the demands of the woodworking profession.
Sustainability
We strive to be as sustainable as we can and actively promote respect for wood and the environment. The school advocates the use of locally sourced and sustainable materials, for teaching cabinet making skills; woodworking with a minimal environmental impact. Students are provided with oak, ash, elm, spalted beech, yew and sycamore.
Heritage in a modern context
Inspired by the work of Thomas Chippendale, the school encourages excellence in design grounded in practical woodworking skills; traditional craftsmanship in a modern context.
Read more about the background of The Chippendale International School of Furniture.
Want to know more about our course? Visit the course overview for information about what you would learn and experiencw as a student at Chippendale.