Crafts CouncilDirectoryespergaerdedesigner/maker/tutor, EnglandMetalworkingToy makingWoodworkingCraft educatorWebsiteE-mailInstagramAboutInfoSustainabilityI have a background in design and a curiosity about the wonderful wiggly weirdness that exists between people and things. I explore this through designing, making and teaching. espergærde is my workshop, it’s just across the sea from here. It is where I make storied objects. Over the years I have made a myriad of things from matches to penknives. Whether the objects I make are tools, props or artefacts they are all considered in how they are made and relevant through how they are used.Focus:making useful objectsCV:Download documentI often draw on vernacular traditions and overlooked forms of creativity to make objects that are both functional and emotionally durable, things people keep, use, and live with. I often take cues from the resourceful making cultures of the past, creating work that honours local material intelligence and resists the disposability of contemporary production. By making slowly and with care, I hope to foster a quieter, more sustaining form of consumption.AboutI have a background in design and a curiosity about the wonderful wiggly weirdness that exists between people and things. I explore this through designing, making and teaching. espergærde is my workshop, it’s just across the sea from here. It is where I make storied objects. Over the years I have made a myriad of things from matches to penknives. Whether the objects I make are tools, props or artefacts they are all considered in how they are made and relevant through how they are used.InfoFocus:making useful objectsCV:Download documentSustainabilityI often draw on vernacular traditions and overlooked forms of creativity to make objects that are both functional and emotionally durable, things people keep, use, and live with. I often take cues from the resourceful making cultures of the past, creating work that honours local material intelligence and resists the disposability of contemporary production. By making slowly and with care, I hope to foster a quieter, more sustaining form of consumption.WebsiteE-mailInstagramProjectWilliam Chadwell Mylne's WindmillProjectA Sheffield style penknife made to facilitate engagement with material gathered from the Great North Wood.ProjectFolding forkProjectGherkin HarpoonsProjectPerry KnifeProjectTin plated brass coffee scoop with a hazel handleProjectThe Deptford Crown