Stuart Ferris is an experienced furniture maker with an extensive knowledge and expertise in making both interior and exterior pieces.

Since leaving school, the 40-year-old craftsman has dedicated his life to furniture making having worked as a furniture maker and traditional joiner before studying at Cheltenham, Salisbury and Oxford.

Stuart has lived in the Cotswold town of Great Barrington all his life. For him furniture making is a passion.

“I’ve always been interested in architecture, size, scale and proportion. If you grasp these concepts it makes furniture making that bit easier,” he said.

“I view myself as very fortunate. I’ve grown up in the Cotswolds which for me is a beautiful part of the world. I walk to work across two fields and I work in a period Cotswold stone building.

“I’m passionate about what I do. Growing up here I’ve seen many of my friends leave for bigger towns and cities. So for me furniture making is not just a living but an opportunity to promote one of the crafts of this area.”

James Scott-Harden graduated with a BA honours degree in three dimensional design from the University of Northumbria. The 36-year-old, originally from Durham/Northumbria border, has been a friend of Stuart since the mid 1990s.

He brings with him a background of expertise in concept design. The partnership means clients will benefit from both expert design and furniture making skills.

“We offer clients a high quality service. Our aim is to produce furniture that people can be proud of.

“Whether it is a piece to match existing antique furniture, or it might be a contemporary piece, we make furniture to suit people’s lifestyles.

“The process from concept to design and production to delivery adds that extra character and edge to the final piece. The fact that it will stay in your family for generations is another thought for comfort.”