

Based in Taranaki, New Zealand. Workshop in Oakura. APPRENTICED IN NEW PLYMOUTH, 21 YEARS IN THE URUTI VALLEY, SEVERAL STINTS IN LONDON WORKSHOPS AND CURRENTLY WORKING FROM OAKURA, SOUTH TARANAKI. MY INFLUENCES ARE: MASTER CRAFTSMAN WALLY BRIGGS, POST MODERNIST FURNITURE, LONDON 1999-2005, NEW ZEALAND LANDSCAPE AND FLORA OF URUTI, TIME SPENT IN BARCELONA AND ARCHITECT: GAUDI I USE A VARIETY OF LOCAL AND DECORATIVE TIMBERS TO CREATE ORIGINAL DESIGNS FOR PRACTICAL USES |

