Founded in 1985, the Chippendale International School of Furniture ranks amongst the world’s top furniture making and design Schools, and each year we welcome up to 25 furniture design students to learn the best of traditional and modern furniture making.

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Introductory Course

The school runs a number of five-day introductory courses during the year that teach valuable DIY skills and, if a student then enrols on our professional course, the cost of the introductory course is fully deducted from the professional course fees.

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Introductory Course

The school runs a number of five-day introductory courses during the year that teach valuable DIY skills and, if a student then enrols on our professional course, the cost of the introductory course is fully deducted from the professional course fees.

Learn More - click here

Intermediate Course

Our month-long intermediate course is aimed at keen hobbyists who wants to take their skills to the next level. With a maximum of only two students at a time, there are no set start and finish dates.

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Intermediate Course

Our month-long intermediate course is aimed at keen hobbyists who wants to take their skills to the next level. With a maximum of only two students at a time, there are no set start and finish dates.

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Professional Course

The Chippendale school is one of the world’s pre-eminent furniture design and making schools, and this is our flagship 30-week course that provides a pathway into professional fine furniture design and making. We are now taking applications for our professional course 2018/19.

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Professional Course

The Chippendale school is one of the world’s pre-eminent furniture design and making schools, and this is our flagship 30-week course that provides a pathway into professional fine furniture design and making. We are now taking applications for our professional course 2018/19.

Learn More - click here

A woman’s place belongs in woodworking

It’s anything but a man’s world at the Chippendale school or, for our graduates, having a career as a fine furniture designer. This year, six of our students are women – from the UK, India, Trinidad & Tobago, New Zealand, and the USA. We’d like to encourage...

Gilding a funfair

We recently wrote about one of our students who is incorporating several skills into one piece of furniture, including shaping wood, marquetry and woodcarving. All of those skills, and more, are going into Timothy Low’s console-style table which is made from layers...

Chippendale honour for Chippendale student

The Chippendale school is delighted to announce that Dr Adam Bowett, chairman of the Chippendale Society, will be awarding a prize to one of our students at a graduation event in Edinburgh this summer. The Chippendale Society’s principal aims are to advance...

If you have any questions about the school or how we can make your stay with us comfortable and stress-free, we can arrange a Skype appointment for you. We’re here to help!

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Skype Name: info@chippendale.co.uk

If you have any questions about the school or how we can make your stay with us comfortable and stress-free, we can arrange a Skype appointment for you. We’re here to help!

Please click here to arrange Skype Appointment.

Skype Name: info@chippendale.co.uk

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Chippendale International School of Furniture, Gifford, East Lothian, EH41 4JA, near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

T: +(44) 0 1620 810680 E: info@chippendale.co.uk

Chippendale International School of Furniture, Gifford, East Lothian, EH41 4JA, near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

T: +(44) 0 1620 810680
E: info@chippendale.co.uk