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Ellis James Stacey LSDC

Furniture & Boxes

About Ellis
Ellis James Stacey is a designer-maker based in Oxford. With a focus on tactile sculptural forms, he handcrafts pieces of furniture, sculpture and wooden objects from sustainably sourced materials. His practise blends traditional craftmanship with the aesthetics of geometric abstraction and reflects a love of nature, history, mythology and folklore. Seeking inspiration from the pre-industrial past, Ellis embraces asymmetry, rugged biomorphic forms and irregular touchable textures. He strives to make impactful narrative-driven pieces which impose themselves onto the interior landscape.
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Seeking a more fulfilling and creative life, in 2021 Ellis left the civil service to complete a traditional City & Guilds qualification in cabinet making at the prestigious Rycotewood Furniture Centre in Oxford. On obtaining distinction level qualifications, he undertook a residency at Rycotewood where he continues to develop and refine his practise.

He welcomes collaborations and commissions so please get in touch.

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QUALIFICATIONS

  • City & Guilds Diploma in Furniture Making Level 3 (Distinction): Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford (September 2022 – June 2023)
  • City & Guilds Diploma in Furniture Making Level 1 & 2 (Distinction): Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford (September 2021 – June 2022)
  • Ma Social Research (Economic & Social History) (Merit): University of Birmingham (September 2012 – September 2013)
  • BA History (Hons) (First Class): University of Birmingham (September 2009 – July 2012)

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

  • Handmade Oxford: The International Contemporary Craft Festival 2025 (Waterperry Gardens, Ox): Works of furniture, homeware and small craft items.
  • OCG Winter Exhibition 2024 (Oxfordshire Craft Guild, The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, 2024): Works of furniture, homeware and small craft items.
  • Oxfordshire Artweeks Summer 2024 (South Ox Arts, South Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, 2024)
  • ‘TEXTURE’ (West Ox Arts, West Ox Arts Gallery, Bampton Oxfordshire, 2024): Multiple works of sculpture and furniture.
  • #Windowgalleries ‘Rycotewood Furniture’ (Fusion Arts Oxford, Friars Entry Gallery, 2022): Display of ‘Green Man’ Cabinet.
  • End Of Year Exhibition (Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford, 2022 & 2023): Display of multiple pieces.

AWARDS

  • Outstanding Emerging Designer-Maker Award (2025): Awarded by Handmade in Britain in partnership with the Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC).
  • Guyll-Leng Trust Outstanding Achievement Award (2023): Awarded by The Rycotewood Furniture Centre to the FE student who has demonstrated “dedication and tireless working towards their craft.”
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