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Sean Evelegh LSDC

Furniture & Boxes

About Sean
Sean Evelegh is a furniture designer and maker, based in Sevenoaks, Kent. His passion for creating beautiful wooden furniture embraces the whole process, from milling up the tree, to applying the final coat of finish, allowing him to create contemporary pieces that highlight the natural beauty of wood. Sean is detail oriented and devotes as much time to the unseen parts of the piece as to the seen, ensuring his furniture can be cherished for generations to come.
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Woodworking has been Sean’s passion since he was 11, having fallen in love with the art at school. Sean went on to study for a degree in Furniture Design and Making at Rycotewood Furniture Centre, graduating with a distinction and then subsequently started his own woodworking studio. Sean has competed in and won a TV competition called ‘The Chop’ to be crowned Britain’s Top Woodworker, has partnered with leading industry titans like James Latham Timber and Axminster Tools to be their ambassador and has been commissioned to build furniture for private clients and esteemed furniture shops around the UK.

Sean describes himself as a maker of functional pieces of art, combining the natural beauty of wood with intricate woodworking techniques like inlay, veneering, and bent lamination to create stunning pieces of furniture. The inspiration behind Sean's work came from being introduced to antique furniture at a young age by his Grandmother who was an antique dealer. Being surrounded by such beautiful furniture ingrained an appreciation, respect, and understanding of high quality craftsmanship. Taking that appreciation forward into his work, Sean keeps top quality making at the heart of what he does, ensuring that the contemporary pieces he makes are made to the highest standards and will last for generations, like the antiques in his Grandmother's shop.

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  • 2023 Became a Brother of the 'Art Workers' Guild'
  • 2022 Hit 35,000 Subscribers On 'Sean Evelegh' YouTube Channel
  • 2022 Host of the 'Out Of The Woodwork' Podcast for Axminster Tools
  • 2022 Partnered with Axminster Tools to be their Brand Ambassador
  • 2022 Special guest of Evolution TV Maker Show
  • 2021 Partnered with James Latham Timber to be their Furniture Ambassador
  • 2020 Britain's Top Woodworker, Winner of 'The Chop - Britain's Top Woodwork'
  • 2018-2020 Distinction in Furniture Design and Making at Rycotewood Furniture Centre
  • 2017 Winner of 'The Passion And Perseverance Award' (Big Bang Competition, Birmingham NEC)
  • 2017 Young Furniture Makers Awards London
  • 2016 Young Furniture Makers Awards London
  • 2016 Launched YouTube and Instagram channels
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