B-Chair is made from fresh Dorset green roundwood poles which are split, shaped and airdried. After this initial drying the back components are planed into taper and steambent . This process allows me to use young trees and thinnings from local woodlands in sustainable management. The wood is part dried during the steaming process and the final drying is done in a kiln without waste. All prepared components are assembled with the Somerset Lime seat-boards. These seat boards are machined using CNC router and finished by hand. The chair is sealed with hardwax oil which is easy to maintain.

B-Chair can be used with A-table or any other table of your choice.

Beautifully comfortable an available to order.

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MAKING DORSET – WINTERSHOW

The new version of the B-Chair has been made from Ash harvested at Prime Coppice in Dorset. The roundwood poles were split, shaped, steambent, dried, reshaped and assembled with the Somerset Lime seat-boards.

The chair will be on show at Bridport Arts Centre as part of the winter selection of work by 50 Dorset Makers

Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm

Bridport Artscentre

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Celebrating Creativity across the South West.

The exhibition is the fourth in a series that began in 2008, showing judged and selected entries of work from the best of four categories in Painting & Drawing, Photography & Digital Media, Sculpture and Applied Arts.

The show is designed to highlight and support the creativity across the arts and is hosted by Bridport Arts Centre.

Open daily, 10am-4.00pm, closed Sunday and Monday

Free entry

www.bridport-arts.com

www.marshwoodawards.com

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MAKE ROOM – CONTEMPORARY HEIRLOOMS

MAKE ROOM features traditional and contemporary furniture by award-winning Devon Guild Members and explores the processes of their making as well as influences, inspirations and practices.This furniture exhibition is a much anticipated biennial fixture in the Riverside Gallery programme.

Open daily, 10am-5.30pm, Riverside Gallery. Free entry.

www.crafts.org.uk

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The best new work from Devon Guild of Craftsmen Members.

Every summer, the Jubilee Gallery plays host to their annual Members’ exhibition. The show provides an opportunity for the Devon Guild membership to create new and exciting work, highlighting some of the best contemporary craft from across the South West. The work on display is selected by a panel of Members and independent panelists.

Main Gallery. Open daily, 10am-5.30pm. Free

www.crafts.org.uk

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FIFTY DORSET MAKERS

A pop-up exhibition in Wolfeton Riding House where examples of work by some of Dorset’s nationally renowned designer makers, working in ceramics, glass, paper, stone, textile, wood, minerals, and metals shall be shown. The 50 makers exhibiting on this weekend shall be featured in the publication ‘Fifty Dorset Makers’ which will be launched and available for sale.

www.makingdorset.squarespace.com

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