Philip Koomen Furniture ~ Workshop & Studio

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Throughout this summer we have been invited to a number of high profile exhibitions and events

At our workshop exhibition during the annual Oxfordshire Artweeks you can see our latest designs and work in progress which include the main discussion table, chairs and lecterns for all the stages for the upcoming Hay Literary Festival 2008 (22 May – 1 June).

Former US President Jimmy Carter in discussion with Philippe Sands at the Hay Literary Festival on our 'Hay' chairs made in North American red oak

Following this showcasing of our furniture at Hay we will be exhibiting at Art in Action (Waterperry House, Oxford, 17 - 20 July) in the sculpture section where we are collaborating with Jekka McVicar (crowned the ‘queen of herbs’ by Jamie Oliver) and sundial designer-maker Joanna Migdal and sculptor Jeremy James to create a beautiful herb garden. We will also be demonstrating how we use locally sourced timber to make our sculptural furniture for home and garden. Over 200 other artists and crafts people will also be demonstrating their work at Art in Action.

Philip, Shirley (Art in Action), Jekka, Joanna, Jeremy

Sculptural benches

Towards the end of the summer you will be able to see us in Cheltenham at the Celebration of Craftsmanship annual exhibition (16 - 25 August) where 70 other furniture designer-makers will also be exhibiting.

For the first time we will be at Decorex, the London interior design exhibition (21 - 24 September). We are sharing a stand with nine other furniture designer-makers who are also featured in the beautifully produced book Bespoke, the publication on bespoke furniture by Betty Norbury.

Philip has also been invited to lecture at the British Interior Design Association in May and at a conference in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam and at Bangkok University in June.

Philip Koomen Furniture workshop and showroom operate from a 19th century former coaching barn in rural South Oxfordshire, within easy reach of the towns of Henley-on-Thames, Wallingford, Oxford and Reading		The team design and produce individual furniture and bespoke woodwork for libraries, panelled rooms and interiors for private clients, corporations and institutions. For a brief profile and past exhibitions and publication details, click here

Click here for a comprehensive list of where our furniture can be seen throughout the year including museums

* Annual workshop exhibition, Oxfordshire Artweeks ~ 3 – 11 May 2008
This enables you to see the past year’s commissions and work-in-progress. The whole workshop is open to the public – an opportunity to gain insight into how fine furniture is made from locally sourced timber and American and European hard woods. We will only be open during the two weekends: 3 - 4, 10 - 11 May ~ 2- 5 pm

Contact: Philip Koomen . Wheelers Barn . Checkendon . South Oxfordshire . RG8 0NJ Phone 01491 681122 Email Philip Koomen Furniture Webpage by Esmyr van Hees Last Updated 28 May 2008

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