Head & Haft: A New Old-Style Woodworker in Cornwall - Remodelista
Chris Thorpe of Head & Haft, in Cornwall, England, describes his outfit as “a multidisciplinary product, furniture, home design, and manufacturing business... ...adhering to the principles of function, beauty, quality, and craft longevity.” His materials include “air-dried, Cornish-cut, seasoned ash, sycamore, beech, and oak, really nicely figured,” as well as wood he finds on his rambles, and local granite, too. Milked Side Tables are “inspired by the form and function of old milk stools”; £130 ($205.75). The Quake Pendant Light is hand-turned and available in walnut, sycamore, and oak; £250 ($395.67). XL Ash Bowl, £150 ($237.40), is one of many hand-turned bowls by Head & Haft; it’s made from a special slab of ash supplied by a tree surgeon in Cornwall who deemed it “too good to be cut for firewood.” Chris Thorpe in his studio, near Falmouth. For US artisan-made furniture, have a look at Sawkille’s Color-Stained Designs and Richard Watson’s Furniture with a Feminine Touch (and a Masculine Name). This post is an update; the original story ran on July 29, 2014, as part of our Summery Kitchens issue.