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.

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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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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

Josh’s accomplished cabinet!

Joshua Godbert, from Herefordshire, is proving to be a highly accomplished designer who isn’t afraid to incorporate significant challenges into his pieces. He’s just finished a complex oak and yew cabinet, with spalted beech shelves and drawer, with an internal...

A wooden future to save our forests

Tom Fraser, deputy principal Everyone who teaches at the Chippendale school, or who passes through our doors as students, have an innate passion for the raw materials of our trade: wood. We respect the diversity of this most basic yet wonderful material, and it’s...

Time to visit!

The Chippendale school was privileged this week to welcome over 30 members of the Scottish branch of the British Horological Institute (BHI). The BHI was formed in 1858 to promote horology in the UK and today provides education, standards and support to its...

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

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