Huw Edwards-Jones

Master cabinetmaker /Designer
Livery man of the worshipful company of furniture makers, multi Guild-Mark award winner
Freeman of the City of London.

Huw has built  up a strong reputation ,for making unique masterpieces, transcending his  classical Cabinet making skills into the Unique.
A distinguished Master maker, having received accolades from all quarters for his outstanding work.

He is a holder of several coveted Bespoke Guild marks, awarded by the Worshipful furniture makers company for pieces of outstanding quality and
original design, Huw’s clients include , Royalty, Yehudi Menuhin school, Lyricist Charles Hart [Phantom of the opera], amongst many other prestigious clients.
Several of Huw’s pieces have been featured in major exhibitions of excellence as well as featuring in several renowned & specialist books, publications ,journals & TV appearances.

Huw recently  featured on channel 4’s Four rooms program, with his stunning Spitfire table, made from extremely rare original WW2 Spitfire parts.
Quoted as a Genius by one of the Dealers, while Celebrity and art dealer Tamara Beckworth described the Spitfire table as a piece of Genius and a dream come true for any Aviation nut.

Television Antiques expert, author and presenter of the Antiques roadshow, 'John Bly' has hosted some of Huw’s exhibitions and also invited Huw to feature some of his masterpieces ,on his TV program’ Heirlooms’.
'John Bly' commented,’  I have been observing  Huw’s fine works for some time now, and in my opinion, Huw is a modern day Chippendale.

The Masterpiece as featured in issue 13, of Abode 2 most recent addition on page 225 is ,   the' Extraordinary wine samplers cabinet.'
It is an Architectural curiosity piece in the most spectacular highly figured solid English Walnut ,with very rare Pink Ivory wood and Lemonwood additions.
The two side cabinets are connected to the central consul, by two full length Architectural Hinges made from solid cylindrical turned Walnut barrels with Solid Pink Ivory wood connecting alternating out riggers that make a fantastic
feature to the cabinet when closed.

The cabinet when opened shows the two beautiful hinges as a feature detail on either side of the central cabinet.
The Extraordinary cabinet ,has an ingenious feature ,where a work surface pulls out from the dividing rail between the bureau and the wine storage section as if from nowhere.

This is made from finest Walnut and Lemonwood strips on a roll pull with automatic pivoting supports.
The Bureau has a roll top feature in Walnut and Lemonwood with two small finely dovetailed drawers with handmade handles in the style of Art Deco as are all the handle throughout this masterpiece.
On Either sides are 10 Beautifully made Solid walnut drawers, all with finely cut dovetails. The Drawer handles are flush with the drawer fronts and turned from very rare Pink Ivory wood.
There is wine storage for 20 of your finest  wines on a Lemonwood background, each bottle coveted in a Walnut raised turned Bezel.

Huw considers ,The Extraordinary Wine samplers cabinet as one of his finest pieces with over 6 months of demanding and precision cabinet making skills at its very finest.

Dimensions          1750mm tall      cabinet closed   1750mm x 600 x 450mm   depth
cabinet open      1750mm x 1200 x 225mm depth

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