The Makers Who Make Us

As Soane Britain marks its 25th anniversary, it’s founding commitment to champion British craft and manufacturing remains at the centre of its vision. Since launching the company in 1997, co-founder Lulu Lytle has put this heritage at the heart of the company, making it a showcase for established and new craft industries. With each and every design made in Britain, Soane’s relationship with its makers has been crucial.
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Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
a person is using a machine to make something brown
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
an older man is working on woodworking with a pen and paper in his hand
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
an antique desk in a workshop with tools on the table
Soane Britain
Soane Britain's Stag Console Table
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Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
two people in green shirts standing next to each other
Soane Britain
At Soane, we are lucky to work with makers who continue this highly skilled craft. After a decade of training, Paul is now proudly teaching his wife the chair making skills he has honed, and is looking forward to a third craftsperson joining the workshop imminently.
a person is using a machine to cut wood with a large piece of sawdust
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
an older man is working on something in his workshop
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
an older man is working on something in his workshop
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
several pieces of wood hanging from strings with tags attached to the strings that hold them
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
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an older man is working on some wood
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth century master chair makers.
an older man is holding up a piece of wood with his hands in the air
Soane Britain
Chair making is a highly specialised craft; to make chairs of superb quality and comfort takes exceptional joinery skills. Soane now owns one of very few workshops in Britain still making chairs entirely by hand and continuing the traditions of eighteenth-century master chair makers.
a man in a yellow shirt is using a large metal pot with fire coming out of it
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orging iron and steel is one of the oldest known metal working processes. Soane’s exceptional blacksmith Mark creates some of Soane’s most distinctive pieces at his foundry on the edge of the Forest of Dean, transforming inert steel bars into tables, desks and mirrors through hours of heating, hammering and cooling.
a man working with sparks in a factory
Soane Britain
Forging iron and steel is one of the oldest known metal working processes. Soane’s exceptional blacksmith Mark creates some of Soane’s most distinctive pieces at his foundry on the edge of the Forest of Dean, transforming inert steel bars into tables, desks and mirrors through hours of heating, hammering and cooling.