Roland Smith

Hometown: Belper, Derbyshire

Based in: Belper, Derbyshire

Studied fine furniture making at the Peter Sefton Furniture School near Malvern, England. My love is for creating beautiful, and usually useful objects in wood, seeking help from others for materials such as metals or fabric.

A theme I am exploring at the moment is how to encourage my pieces to feel as if they have a life of their own, in the way that authors often describe the characters in their books.

Design

Tryst table in Yew

Roland Smith, United Kingdom

Furniture

US$ 1,300

Design

Tryst table in Yew

Roland Smith, United Kingdom

Furniture

US$ 1,300

Roland Smith In The Studio

More About Roland Smith

Question Icon What inspires you?

It feels like it is mostly from within my mind, but in reality it comes from everything I have ever seen or experienced throughout my life.

Question Icon Describe your creative process.

I aim to get as far down the design process as possible purely by thinking about it. The best I have achieved so far is about 30% of the way. After that I try to do as much as I can with sketches, but usually at least 50% of the total design comes when I start making models and prototypes.

Question Icon What is the most important tool when creating your work?

My imagination. Oh, and a quality pencil sharpener.

Question Icon What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

If you aim for quality, the speed will come. The converse never happens.

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Last updated: August 29, 2023