Sebastian Cox chair and lamp

The back and seat of the Kerf Chair (above) are made of sawn hazel branches joined to the frame without glue, so that the structure strengthens as it dries and shrinks.


Lamp below: The Rod Desk Lamp (above) has a stem made from a steam-bent hazel branch and a shade made of hazel fibres.

‘Products of Silviculture’ - My work embodies a strong ethos of sustainability. For this project I have used coppiced hazel as my primary working material – a material that is strong, light, entirely renewable, and grows in abundance in the UK.

The challenge in this MA project was to find creative ways to utilise this material. To do this I combined my furniture making skills with the traditional methods used to manipulate green hazel, along with a bit of creative imagination.

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