Be warned this can be expensive as most of what I deal in is bulky and/or heavy. Carriage can be arranged for finished products and raw materials. For these reasons I don't encourage people to travel long distances for my products or material. This cuts down on 'wood miles' reducing our carbon footprint and supports the local economy. Ethics I don't travel far for my raw materials, most is only a short bike ride away. Utilising coppice wood and his palette of traditional skills he can weave a bespoke in-situ hazel hurdle runs hazel chair making courses and has a vast array of handmade hazel products - from pea sticks to faggots, from thatching spars to rake tines. What Andrew offers a range of greenwood products & services from the hazel woodland he helps manage. Its a strong link twixt ourselves and mother nature. Seems to me very right that the best quality, or perhaps the most individual or unusual sticks occurring in nature, should be ear marked for walking sticks, after all they will be always close to hand even if not used every day. I displayed and demonstrated my wares at craft fairs and built up a whole range of items to sell, including rakes, besoms and walking sticks. After selling my cane furniture business in London and moving to Norfolk, I took up hurdle making in willow osier, also rustic furniture, even making plantable live willow chairs and benches. English woodland, particularly the uses for the underwood or coppice, became my passion. Soon I realised I wanted to 'convert' to using local materials and traditional tools / practices.

I was running a cane furniture workshop and material supply business at the time.

Introduction Hello, my name is Andy Basham and I first got interested in coppice crafts and woodmanship through conservation work, mainly coppicing ancient woodlands. For more details and to make an enquiry, please visit the website.Steeped in woodlore, skilled underwoodsman Andrew Basham has over 30 years experience in traditional greenwood crafts. Images and details courtesy of The Modern House. This is up with an asking price of £675,000. 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19 They are probably enjoying the landscaped communal green space around the houses right now. These places always seems popular with architecture and design buffs, so you can assume people like yourself are there already. 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19Īnother benefit is likely to be like-minded neighbours too. A utility room and a garage can be found on the lower ground floor. 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19Īs for the space, that’s over three floors and includes a large open-plan living / dining area (with access to the balcony), a separate kitchen and a WC on the ground floor, with three bedrooms and a family bathroom (which we like very much) on the first floor. The end result is a really hip property with a strong retro vibe, helped along by a plethora of design pieces from or inspired by the original era. It includes replacing the flat roof, insulating walls, updating the electrics and using a reclaimed Sapele parquet for the main living space.

The current owners have done a wonderful restoration job here, bringing out the best of the 1960s features, but at the same time ensuring everything is up to scratch for the modern era.

That’s hopefully shown off in the images on this page. Tanglewood Coppice Designs has been established by underwoodsmen Nigel and Julie primarily because we get a great deal of satisfaction in nurturing mainly. It’s a house very much of its era, but at the same time, one that still works in the 21st century. The house was the work of Malcolm Pringle, then of Austin Vernon & Partners, dating back to the mid-1960s. 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19 Specialist in rustic furniture as a maker and teacher, running regular courses and 1-2-1, armchairs, benches, tables, and story-telling thrones. 1960s, Modernist, United Kingdom 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19 1960s modernism: Austin Vernon & Partners-designed townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19Īlways a popular area, so this 1960s Austin Vernon & Partners-designed modernist townhouse in Giles Coppice, London SE19 should prove a popular find.

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