What does your company do?
I am a carpenter, but I have also been a graphic designer and illustrator. I feel my working background brings a little something extra to the job. I am interested in using different materials and producing exciting, innovative furniture. I believe the customer is vital to the working process – the more involvement in the initial stages, the better. At the initial stage I would encourage a client to source magazine cuttings of work and of materials they like.

How old is your company and when was it started?
I have been a carpenter for four years. My first job was to build my own workshop and I got some friends to help; my girlfriend even mixed the cement for the foundations. The whole process was great fun and from that moment I knew I was embarking on the right career. I trained with a carpenter who has been working for 40 years.

What is the most common work that you do?
Most of my work has involved solving storage problems in small spaces. For example, creating shelves and cupboards in alcoves, work areas on landings and generally making the most of what you have got. The more unusual jobs include designer lamps made out of fishing rods with concrete bases, drawers made from floorboards – sanded and varnished of course, tables made of reclaimed old pine doors and carved mahogany legs.

What will it cost?
It is hard to give specific costs because there are so many variables involved. It depends on materials used, complexity of the design and location of the job. To give some idea, a fitted double wardrobe made out of pine and MDF would cost between £600 and £700. A six-seat dining table made from reclaimed pine would cost between £550 and £750.

- Latest Homes, Issue 267