Philip Koomen Furniture ~ Workshop & Studio




Workshop & Studio


Chairs



Tables



Desks


Cabinets



Interiors


Garden Furniture

"...whose craftsmanship is without question…a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century" Furniture for the 21st Century, B Norbury, 1999

Our furniture can be seen at the following venues:
Our workshop/studio is open Monday – Friday, 9 - 5
We have a show room where you can see examples of our furniture as well work-in-progress
Portfolios of past commissions can also be viewed
Please telephone first if you are planning to visit
Visits at other times, including during weekends, can be arranged by appointment.

* Exhibitions and Galleries
~ Oxfordshire Artweeks ~ 3 – 11 May 2008, our workshop is open to the public (details below)
~ Barn Acre Gallery Summer Show/ Henley Arts Trail '08 ~ 23 - 26 May, open daily 10 am - 10pm
~ Art in Action Britain's annual premier arts festival ~ 17 - 20 July 2008, daily 10.30 - 17.30, Waterperry House, Wheatley, near Oxford
~ Artifex Gallery Mitchell Centre, Sutton Coldfield. An impressive range of designer-made furniture

~ Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design
Thirlestaine Long Gallery, Bath Road, Cheltenham, 16 - 25 August 2008, 10 - 4 daily

The leading annual exhibition for furniture designer-makers in the UK. Over 70 artists’ work is represented exhibiting over 200 designs

* Public Collections
~ Museum of English Rural Life
~ Wycombe Chair Museum

~ River Rowing Museum
~ Bourton House
~ Checkendon Church ~ Lectern in English oak with walnut inlay
~ Alms House Chapel, Goring Heath ~ Font in Oxfordshire oak and copper
~ St Mary’s Church, Henley-on-Thames ~ Mobile lectern

* 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

Showroom during Oxfordshire Artweeks
Showroom and workshop during Oxfordshire Artweeks
Showroom and workshop during Oxfordshire Artweeks

The workshop and showroom during Oxfordshire Artweeks

"excellence in the practice of design" Buckingham Palace, 2004

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Contact:
Philip Koomen . Wheelers Barn . Checkendon . South Oxfordshire . RG8 0NJ
Phone 01491 681122
Email Philip Koomen Furniture

Webpage by Esmyr van Hees
Last Updated 1 May 2008

 


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