Journal

A collection of articles, case studies & updates.

School of Furniture. Our First Graduates.

Posted in May 2019 by Andrew Petherick

The pilot course for Artichoke’s first free School of Furniture is now complete, and it’s been an incredibly rewarding experience for both the students and Artichoke. The principle aim of...

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Creating Britain’s Future Makers

Posted in May 2019 by Andrew Petherick

We’re now in the third week of Artichoke’s School of Furniture. The free course is an initiative launched by Artichoke with help from the Kings of Wessex Academy. Our aim...

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Designing into the Elizabethan Country House

Posted in Apr 2019 by Andrew Petherick

Many Artichoke projects tend to focus on Georgian and Victorian period country houses, with the occasional sojourn to the later Edwardian or to earlier Jacobean and Elizabethan periods. It is...

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Artichoke in Country Life Top 100

Posted in Apr 2019 by Andrew Petherick

Country Life magazine has listed Artichoke among the best craftspeople in Britain as part of its annual Country Life Top 100 Country House specialists review. This is the second year...

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Profile: Tim Hellier, Managing Director

Posted in Mar 2019 by Andrew Petherick

Tim Hellier joined Artichoke as Installations Manager 12 years ago, and was responsible for the successful completion of every Artichoke project until his promotion to Managing Director in 2018. Prior...

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