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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Full Time Courses

The Chippendale International School of Furniture is one of the world’s pre-eminent furniture design and making schools, teaching age-old skills and modern making techniques in a beautiful rural location close to Edinburgh, Scotland’s vibrant capital city. The school is highly rated by Education Scotland, and we are now taking applications for our full-time one-year course 2017/18 for which an Early Bird Discount of £500 is currently available.

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Full Time Courses

The Chippendale International School of Furniture is one of the world’s pre-eminent furniture design and making schools, teaching age-old skills and modern making techniques in a beautiful rural location close to Edinburgh, Scotland’s vibrant capital city. The school is highly rated by Education Scotland, and we are now taking applications for our full-time one-year course 2017/18 for which an Early Bird Discount of £500 is currently available.

Learn More - click here

Short Courses

We also run five-day ‘taster’ courses, which give a valuable introduction to fine woodworking skills, helping you to determine if a future in woodworking is right for you.

If you go on to join our 30-week course, the cost of the short course is fully deducted from the full-time course fees.

Learn More - click here

Short Courses

We also run five-day ‘taster’ courses, which give a valuable introduction to fine woodworking skills, helping you to determine if a future in woodworking is right for you.

If you go on to join our 30-week course, the cost of the short course is fully deducted from the full-time course fees.

Learn More - click here

Bikinis and originality

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) It’s an apt quote for every furniture designer to remember because, while you may think that your innovative idea for a...

“Furniture school is no Cinderella,” says principal

Scotland’s only dedicated furniture design school is calling on careers guidance professionals not to forget fine woodworking as a career option for young people. The Chippendale International School of Furniture in East Lothian takes in some 25 students...

Another four of the best

We’ve posted about graduating students who have already set up in business, turning their Chippendale qualification into a professional career. Here are four more talented woodworkers who have also taken the plunge, two of them taking advantage...

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

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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