Tom Raffield's guest appearances

Tom Raffield

Material Matters with Grant Gibson

Live Your Own Way - with Lucy Gleeson Interiors

The English Home Podcast

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Tom Raffield is a designer and maker who has built a hugely successful business by creating an array of products from wood that have been steam bent into extraordinary shapes, and, subsequently, are sold by the likes of John Lewis and Heals. In doing so, he has effectively brought craft on to the British high street.  Not only that, but he has designed installations at the Chelsea Flower Show, created steam bent coffee kiosks in London’s Royal Parks, and built his own breathtaking house in south Cornwall, that included (inevitably) a steam bent timber facade and featured on Channel Four’s Grand Designs.It’s safe to say that wood is a material that completely dominates Tom’s life.In this episode we talk about: designing through making; the importance of trial and error in his practice; growing up in a garden centre and his fascination with sustainability; how his dyslexia enabled him to see the world differently; falling in love with Cornwall; and his determination to make craft (relatively) affordable. But most of all we chat about his obsession with wood in general – and steam bending in particular – and how the process has shaped his life and career. Support the show

Tom Raffield is a designer and maker who has built a hugely successful business by creating an array of products from wood that have been steam bent into extraordinary shapes, and, subsequently, are sold by the likes of John Lewis and Heals. In doing so, he has effectively brought craft on to the British high street.  Not only that, but he has designed installations at the Chelsea Flower Show, created steam bent coffee kiosks in London’s Royal Parks, and built his own breathtaking house in south Cornwall, that included (inevitably) a steam bent timber facade and featured on Channel Four’s Grand Designs.It’s safe to say that wood is a material that completely dominates Tom’s life.In this episode we talk about: designing through making; the importance of trial and error in his practice; growing up in a garden centre and his fascination with sustainability; how his dyslexia enabled him to see the world differently; falling in love with Cornwall; and his determination to make craft (relatively) affordable. But most of all we chat about his obsession with wood in general – and steam bending in particular – and how the process has shaped his life and career. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters?fan_landing=true" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Tom Raffield on steam bending.

In this episode, Samantha speaks to Tom Raffield, whose name is synonymous with the lighting and furniture he designs and shapes into organic forms in Cornwall. She is also joined by Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury who has restored Grade I listed St Giles House in Dorset, turning it into a home for his family as well as an events business, and winning a UK Heritage Award in the process.

In this episode, Samantha speaks to Tom Raffield, whose name is synonymous with the lighting and furniture he designs and shapes into organic forms in Cornwall. She is also joined by Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury who has restored Grade I listed St Giles House in Dorset, turning it into a home for his family as well as an events business, and winning a UK Heritage Award in the process.

Episode 4 – Tom Raffield and the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury

Tom Raffield and I discuss all things 'steam bending' and he answers many questions on sustainability within his company. We also discuss how he started out and the journey he has travelled to become a world leader in his field. Which designs came first?  What is steam bending and how easy is it? What kind of wood works best? Lots more too.   Podcast Cover Artwork: Karina Mansfield. Podcast Music and Production: Andy Henderson. Live Your Own Way Copyright: Lucy Gleeson Interiors.

Tom Raffield and I discuss all things 'steam bending' and he answers many questions on sustainability within his company. We also discuss how he started out and the journey he has travelled to become a world leader in his field. Which designs came first?  What is steam bending and how easy is it? What kind of wood works best? Lots more too. Podcast Cover Artwork: Karina Mansfield. Podcast Music and Production: Andy Henderson. Live Your Own Way Copyright: Lucy Gleeson Interiors.