BLOGS
In The Making
PART 3 The interior in comparison to many of our whisky boxes appears quite simple with only a tray to hold four bottles of whisky and a drawer for two booklets but of course...
Selecting the right wood
Which wood works best? If you’re commissioning a piece of furniture, specifying is certainly an exciting process and gives the client the chance to push the boundaries of the...
IN THE MAKING…
When you start your own furniture making business it is usually because you are a good craftsman who wants to make furniture for a living. The problem of being good at it is that...
A Legacy of care and attention
The company ethos at NEJ Stevenson furniture makers is “doing the right thing by people” and treating everyone, employees, suppliers and customers with integrity and respect. The...
WHY BESPOKE FURNITURE
Fresh coffee to go in under a minute, London to New York in 90 minutes (if Richard Branson’s new transatlantic airline dreams come true), high fashion on the catwalk on sale at...
N.E.J Stevenson Apprenticeships: A rare opportunity to be taught by Master Craftsmen
N.E.J Stevenson, designers and makers of fine furniture, are delighted to announce that the business is looking to immediately recruit five new Apprentices for 2021 to support...
Bespoke Furniture – The New Standard?
Mass production furniture is an essential part of most furnishing schemes, but many buyers are looking for something more meaningful and simpler in origin than a standard item...
Vague Specifications
“Dado height raised and fielded high quality oak panelling to walls with semi-matt clear lacquer finish all as dwg”. The above is a typical example of a specification that we may...
Designing New Furniture For Historic Interiors
As soon as contemporary or modern design is mentioned there are immediate concerns that it will be inappropriate to a historic building, but why? Perhaps this is often because...