The David Savage Atelier
We Craft Professionals
Teach Lifelong Skills
Learn To Make
And Design
Like This or Better
In Just One Year
In Just One Year
David Savage is a furniture designer and maker with over 30 years experience. Here at Rowden Farm Atelier we offer world class woodworking courses and furniture making courses, as well as designing and making industry leading contemporary fine furniture.
David's Recent Work
"Perseus"
Made in English Sycamore, detailed in ebony and applewood, with a dark red suede seat. Perseus is a stunning example of British Studio Furnituremaking. Have a look at Perseus in video
...read more...
"Blonde Bombshell"
What a beauty! Sensual curves made by hand, practical, comfortable, and good looking. Made in English Sycamore, finished with a hard durable wax polish; a stunning example of English 21st Century studio furniture making...
...read more...
"Sleeping Baby."
A confidently modern rocker, designed for the 21st Century, this is one to sit back and relax in...sleep baby...sleep...
...read more...
"Simple Table."
A truly satisfying, Occasional Table made from English Elm. With hand carved details, The simple table has a subtle elegance; just highlight its styled adzed surface...
...read more...
"Crazy Dave"
Combining the sensuality and the strength of his siblings, "The Swinger" and "Older Brother", Crazy Dave shows that style is hereditary...
...read more...
"The Swinger"
POP! "The Swinger", Sister of "Crazy Dave". A punchy and modern twister and shaker...
...read more...
"The Older Brother"
A nice brown oak chair, but what a funny name? This first of a new series of chairs from David...
...read more...
"Furniture With Soul"
David's recently published, critically acclaimed book delves deep into the minds of his favourite fine furniture designer-makers from around the globe "Like the furniture inside it, it asks to be touched, read and enjoyed"...
...read more...
"Andromeda"
Partner to the heroic Perseus. Blonde sensous and curvacious she is the essance of femininity. This chair is not made for sitting, she is made to be looked at and admired...
...read more...
'Gracie' and Her sisters
This is "Gracie" and her sisters. A set of sexual curvy chairs, all in the same family, all similar but each different...
...read more...
"Beijing Wiggle"
Unique handmade furniture. Completed during the spectacular Beijing Olympic games; a matched pair of Sycamore cabinets were named after seeing the white water canoe racing...
...read more...
"Tom's Chair"
Special chairs for special people. This is Tom's Chair, an example of hand made unique chairmaking. Like a suit of clothes fitted to you this is a chair fitted to Tom...
...read more...
Luxury, pure luxury
Forget about those so called luxury items that are really mass produced. This is genuine luxury. Only made for you. It simply is not possible to just buy this furniture. You need to get involved you need to play a part in its creation...
...read more...
"Million Dollar Table"
What I want is a table that looks a Million Dollars. My client pointed to a dining room that was visible from the Carrara marble floored entrance hall. It was to sit there all dark and magnificent...
...read more...
A Loving Story...
I do so love a good story. Well, it all started when I was getting married to my Muse, I know artists should never marry Muses but what the hell...
...read more...
"Floating Table"
"Make me a table to seat 20 that will float with no visible means of support".
That was the brief that Amir gave us for this extraordinary walnut table. The floating we achieved with reflective metal
...read more...
you should follow me on twitter here
Exhibition of Furniture With Soul Makers
Work from the ten best furniture making workshops in the world are to be exhibited in Boston Throughout June and July 2012. Based on the book 'Furniture With Soul' - Gallery Naga have collected work from Britain and America to show you the most exciting modern hand crafted furniture available today! ...Read More...
BARK comes to Rowden
BARK Furniture is such a great name for a young inventive furniture making company. Here at Rowden Workshops we were fortunate to be able to get the directors of BARK to come and tell us about what they are doing. Jonathan and Lakshmi are 2 former students of The David Savage Atelier
...Read More...
One Week Creativity Courses
Read a round-up of our first One Week Creativity Course where students learned in an intensive drawing class over 5 days. There's a FREE online drawing course too...
...Read More...
Artisan Media Workshop Video
Lynwen Brown of Artisan Media has crafted a wonderful short video about our furniture workshop, featuring interviews with David Savage and woodworking students, the video gives an insight into what the courses have to offer ...Read More...
Brand New for 2012 - Weekend Woodworking Courses
Now furniture maker Ed Wild is working with us, he’s offered to teach some weekend courses to enable you guys and gals to get down here and have some fun.
...Read More...
Spinning Nightmare
The previously blonde Crazy Dave Chair is now ready to be seen in a mouth wateringly gorgeous deep Brown Oak.
...Read More...
Workshop Moments
Hey, have a look at day to day moments from the workshop here at Rowden Atelier. See Daren Millman working the surface of a new piece currently in production ...Read More...
Tom Straker - Fisherman's Friend
Tom Straker is a fine example of the kind of person that comes to learn with us and proves that with the right attitude and focus, one year furniture making courses here at Rowden Woodworking Atelier can help you develop your woodworking skills to a level of making that will ensure... ....Read More...
Lury Furniture
Jean-Damien left us a few months ago, and now he'll be exhibiting in a new show called 'Mid-Century Modern' - Take a look at the pieces he made while he was here with us ...Read More...
Alan Thomas's off the wall furniture
A former research scientist, Alan Thomas decided to change course. He took our 50 week woodworking and furniture design course to discover his creativity; to learn the skills he needed to realise his creative ideas. ...Read More...
Stefan Höhn Fine Furniture
A fantastic furniture maker, already well accomplished in woodworking; Stefan came here to refine his skills; working fast to produce a great body of work in just one year... ...Read More...
"Miss Steps and Magnificence."
American Craft Magazine have given David Savage's book 'Furniture With Soul' a great positive review. "Savage highlights extraordinary accomplishments and techniques..." ...Read More...
A Decent Proposal
Jean Damien puts his deep practice to work here at the atelier to craft a romantic gesture in the shape of a rosewood ring box ...Read More...
Matthijs Van Daal
We recently had the great pleasure of hosting Matthijs on a one month woodwork course. Matthijs is a self taught maker, and kindly sent us a letter about his time here...Read More...
See Inside Rowden Workshops
We've made a quick, exciting, video tour of the studios and workshops here at Rowden Farm Atelier for you to get an idea of what you could achieve in your time here ...Read More...
A critical article on modern furniture making tools
I don’t write very much about tools these days, having annoyed too many toolmakers, and I don’t find that magazine editors have the testicular fortitude to print my pieces. However, I was recently asked ...Read More...
A taste of Spain in Devon
Javier Echavarri joined us in February 2010 seeking a change of direction after a number of years in property development. After successfully completing a series ...Read More...
From Carpenter to Bespoke Furniture Maker
Ross Norgate is a young ambitious furniture maker who came to us as a fully skilled joiner and carpenter. His objective was to expand his skills and make more delicate and complicated furniture than his joinery skills allowed him ...Read More...
World famous furniture maker to visit Rowden
Thomas Hucker, world famous award winning furniture maker, is due to visit Rowden Workshops next Monday to give a presentation and to speak with our students. He is one of only a handful of designer makers to be included in Furniture with Soul ...Read More...
Please join our Workshop Community
- See how we do it
- Watch students gaining skill and confidence
- Learn techniques not in any books
- Inspiration and encouragement
GET ANY ONE OF OUR £20.00 TUTORIAL DVDS FOR ONLY
£5.00 POSTAGE PAID AS OUR GIFT TO YOU
...OR...
...just fill in the form below to sign up for free - no dvd though...
We promise to never spam you and to respect your email privacy
Modern Contemporary Furniture & Woodworking Design Courses. Copyright © Fine Furniture Maker LTD 2012. All rights reserved.