David Oldfield and Company Portfolio

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DAVID OLDFIELD & COMPANY

Cabinet Maker and DesignerFine FurnitureInteriors


As a sometime writer of articles and anecdotes related to the world of cabinet making, saying something about oneself should be a breeze. However, like a person good at defending others but inadequate in defence of themselves, I hope that the portfolio of work presented here speaks for itself without need for verbal decoration.

A chequered history of technical college, civil engineering, art school, living on my wits, sailoring and film production brought me to furniture making in my late twenties. Training under the critical eye of a Danish cabinet maker, he gave me tasks which seemed impossible, leaving me to make mistakes, and then remonstrating at my inability. This became a challenge – don’t annoy the master – and from this challenge came determination. I had, almost by accident, happened upon an industry which was absorbing and rewarding. A long time learning and a lifetime doing is why, after 30 years, cabinet making and furniture design, are professional passions I still continue to pursue.

Contributing to the world of three dimensions is a fascinating and worthwhile profession. Ambition, enthusiasm and conviction are all part of the amalgam required when taking up the challenge of a new commission.

Admiration of romantic classicism in line and form is sometimes reflected in my work, but I do not feel bound by it, instead always assessing a new commission for the potential it might afford. Stance, whimsy and humour can all be indulged when striving to create a new piece. Creativity is a precarious world of head, heart and hands, and one which I am proud to make central to my work.

This portfolio provides a short look at my work of the past 15 or more years. Studies, interiors, kitchens, dressing rooms and free standing works are all included.

Architectural cabinet making and specialist joinery are also represented here; this is an interesting aspect of my work where design and installation will amost always change the character of a room. It is wise to remember the old adage, ‘Doctor’s mistakes die, architectural mistakes have to be endured’. Thus, designing an interior is a serious business; one which is thought provoking, demands problem solving, and involves listening to likes and dislikes. Above all, considerable dialogue is typically required when seeking a successful result, and this is a critical dimension of the service I provide.

My ability to guide those who doubt or lack conviction comes from over 30 years experience in my field. Fee structured, I provide a service combining sound advice, drawings, perspective sketches, materials specification and detailed consultation. In the interests of reason and decision, my opinions, if nothing else, will advance the understanding of what can, or could, be achieved.

- David Oldfield, October 2012


FINE FURNITURE


Fine Furniture

‘Lotte’ Oval Gentleman’s dressing chest in Russian burr walnut. Sycamore interior.


Fine Furniture

‘Bertie’ Backgammon table in American walnut, ebony and English field maple


Fine Furniture

Dining Room cabinets – principal cabinet Macassar ebony casing with Masur birch panels. Fitted interior including cutlery canteen, 12-place setting, glass and drinksware


Fine Furniture Fine Furniture Dining Room cabinets – side cabinet (one of a pair) Macassar ebony casing with Masur birch panels. Fitted interior including cutlery canteen, 12-place setting, glass and drinksware


Fine Furniture

Egyptian Cabinets Eight-drawer bedroom chest with fitted interior. Rippled sycamore with walnut detail.


Fine Furniture

Egyptian Cabinets Bedside cabinet (one of a pair) with fitted interior. Rippled sycamore with walnut detail.


Fine Furniture

‘Moonbase One’ Expressionist coffee table in sycamore, English field maple, stain and coloured pumpkin legs


Fine Furniture

‘Trumpet’ Magazine rack. Sycamore capped and footed in ebony.


Fine Furniture

‘The Duchess’ Large free-standing bookcase in quartered English oak.


INTERIORS


Interiors

‘Cockpit’ kitchen Sycamore and ebony


Interiors

Arts and Crafts style kitchen In English oak with pad oak detail


Interiors

Kitchen In stained oak, Westmoreland slate and stainless steel


Studies

Large enclosed cabinet in Macassar ebony and Masur birch (one of a pair) and ebony desk. Interior arranged as a workstation.


Studies

Contemporary suspended satinwood cabinet (one of four). Fitted interior in pearwood.


Studies

Small private study in fine white ash. Detail; suspended shelves with 10mm polished plate glass


Studies

‘Regency’ bookcase lined and panelled study in American walnut.Detail; cabinetwork


Dressing Room

Private dressing room with wardrobes and ‘salon’. Glass cabinet with high-polished plate glass doors.


DAVID OLDFIELD & COMPANY

Stowford FarmFarleigh HungerfordWiltshireBA14 9LH

01225 777 [email protected]

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