We have our first two Pendant Lamps and a Chair. These are grown from Willow – Salix Viminalis – which is a joy to graft and to shape. We’re really lucky to have the very talented Gavin Repton on board to take some of the pictures and to be making some short films.
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We had the honour of bringing Jim Dixon, the former Chief Executive of the Peak National Park, to the Furniture Field in early March. He writes for the Times on a Saturday morning and was kind enough to include us in his Nature Notebook. Thanks Jim!
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These guys have done an article on us, find it on page 26. It really is so good to get exposure in Holland, a country renowned for their consciousness of ecological and environmental issues.
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The lovely Sally Mosley popped her head over the wall to find out what was going on, and then later for a proper visit and to write an article for Derbyshire Life, appearing in the November 2015 publication. Derbyshire Life Article
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Climate KIC Workshop on Entrepreneurial Marketing in Valencia in October 2014. Pictured standing are Xelo Romero, Gavin Munro & MIT’s Bill Aulet. The lower picture is a room shot during the workshop, featuring Peni from Greengineering in the foreground.
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We’re really privileged to have hosted Andy Potter from BBC Radio Derby twice now. After about 2 hours 14 minutes there’s a 25 minute (with some songs) feature on us. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ntnsl (A link to Andy Potter’s BBC Radio Derby show on 19th August 2014 – we feature after 1 hour & 36 minutes… Sadly, […]
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Today we were honoured to host Dr. Chris Cattle, one of Gavin Munro’s furniture heroes. Dr. Cattle has been proposing using trees grown directly for manufacturing for years, and it was great to meet, discuss & share experience with him. Thanks again, especially for the pepper grinder. http://www.grown-furniture.co.uk
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We’ve had Nick Fischer of Wirksworth come take some beautiful aerial photos.
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Here’s a picture of The Grown Chair on the TEDx Derby stage – it even got its own round of applause.
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