Tom Kealy
Tom Kealy has designed and made contemporary furniture since training at Parnham College in 1979, and for ten years was senior craftsman in the John Makepeace workshops. He runs furniture making classes from his workshop, and teaches at the Centre for Furniture Craftsmanship in America and the Building Crafts College, London.
Describe your approach to teaching:
By giving clear demonstrations of the techniques used, encouragement and individual support, I help students to learn through hands on practical experience; so that they gain confidence in the new skills they are developing.
What inspires your own work?
Architecture, design and crafts in other materials, the natural world, indigenous tools and objects.
