The Orkney Furniture Maker and the Orkney Chair

June 21, 2012 - PRLog -- Here, he continued to work and expand his skill for 9 years which lead to him establishing himself as The Orkney Furniture Maker in April of 2007 with the aim of producing traditional furniture as well as his very own designs.Every piece from Kevin's collection is individually made and is therefore, unique to  the customer.  As The Orkney Furniture Maker is a one man workshop, customers are guaranteed a one to one basis with Kevin, allowing him to create the ideal piece.  As a strict craftsman, Kevin uses only the best quality materials for his furniture and is always willing to experiment with new materials and techniques to create his stunning products.  With the help of his uncle, Kevin grows his own Oats to create the straw backs on his Orkney Chairs.

Arcaibh or Orkney is famous for many things. It's wildlife, it's history, it's scenery and of course the Orkney Chair. The history of the chair goes back a long way and although over the years the design may have altered slightly the chair is still very distinctive. The legs of the original chairs where much shorter than a normal chair (the legs where usually made of driftwood), this was to avoid as much of the smoke from the peat burning fire in the croft. The high weaved curved back protected the owner from the worst of the draughts that would whistle through the croft and was made from local straw as it still is today.  The chair pictured here was crafted by The Orkney Furniture Maker.



The Orkney Furniture Maker
Clickimin
Work Road
St. Ola
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1UF

Website:  www.orkneyfurniture.co.uk  
Email:  enquiries@orkneyfurniture.co.uk  
Telephone:  (01856) 871314

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