charles thomson is a furniture designer and maker specialising in english hardwoods.

clients are invited to view his work and discuss requirements in the distinctive surroundings of almond barn, restored by charles, and from which much of his work draws its inspiration. close attention to requirements of clients invariably include a visit to home or place of work, so that charles can evaluate the needs of the client and set his intuitive design skills to work in harmony with their tastes.

the characteristic forms of his work are drawn from varied experience across a wide spectrum of woodworking; from boatbuilding, kitchen furniture, oriental joinery, the ancient world, restoring timber framed buildings and of course the modernist approach. these and a wealth of practical experience enable charles to offer a unique service of innovative ideas, solving problems of space, form, colour and function, with a purity of concept. His work encompasses all kinds of material application to domestic, industrial and outdoor environments.

charles thomson's lifelong association with wood is inspired by its versatility and warmth, and its sympathetic use in problems on a human scale.