Designers…
Let a piece of Stephen Hickman artisanal furniture make the interiors you design even more unique
Console table in English Walnut, with carved stretcher in American Maple
Because your most discerning clients are not interested
In everyday furniture.
They want you to provide them with something exclusive.
A sustainable luxury they can feel good about.
A piece with provenance. Furniture with a story. Furniture with soul.
And that’s where I can help.
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE AVAILABLE FURNITURE
Hello. My name is Stephen Hickman, and I am a studio cabinetmaker.
A small-scale, high-end craftsman.
I trained at Rowden Atelier, known as one of the finest furniture school in the world, under the late artist and master craftsman David Savage.
I take inspiration from the studio potters and studio furniture makers of the 20th century.
I specialise in producing individual pieces of fine furniture.
Furniture uniquely suited to your unique clients.
Cherry wood Bistro table and two chairs, worsted upholstery
A story of celebration
Throughout my work I tell my own story:
A story that celebrates heirloom craftsmanship.
A story that celebrates modern design.
A story that celebrates the beauty of local timber.
Genuine Local Provenance
I work at the Sylva Wood Centre in Long Wittenham, where I am able to work with beautiful local hardwoods, grown in the surrounding countryside.
Many timbers are from local forests and arboretums.
Unique furniture with genuine provenance,
Grown and made right here in Oxfordshire.
Carved ‘meandering river’ detail on American Walnut coffee table.
Unique…so not for everyone
Of course, my furniture is not for most people.
Production is too expensive, too slow and too inefficient for it to ever be a mass-market offering.
But your clients are not most people.
They are unique, and they want a unique piece.
Something that no-one else will have.
A piece with provenance.
Furniture with a story
Furniture with soul.
Perhaps you can give them that.
And perhaps I can help.
~sh
Stephen Hickman
Studio Cabinetmaker
Instagram @studiocabinetmaker
Try out a piece, risk free
Of course, it is very challenging to really understand a piece of furniture from pictures on a website. So you are welcome to come and take a look at it in my workshop. You can then buy the piece and let your client see it in their home completely risk free - if they don’t love it, just return it within 30 days for a full refund.
Just one more thing…
Please be aware that I am an independent artist and the each piece I make is unique - it can never be exactly recreated. Also, I can only work with a limited number of bespoke clients and when the order book is full you may have to wait some time. To avoid disappointment…get in touch!
scroll down to see available furniture
Available Furniture
Currently available work. Check back regularly for updates, or send me an email to discuss a bespoke commission.
Find out more
Please take a look around my website to discover:
To be fully transparent, there are times when I cannot source British timber. In these cases, I’ll use FSC sustainabe hardwoods from Europe and North America, or wood that has been reclaimed and recycled. Either way, sustainability remains at the core of my business.