Policy statement privacy Returns Copyrighteducational DVDs & CDsest 1988instructional and documentary filmsOther titlesPlease enquire about availabilityExploring the differences between mass production and craft furniture DVDA fascinating lecture by Jeremy Broun at the London Design MuseumTwenty First Century Furniture CDBritain’s top furniture designer makers at a London exhibition in 2009 Create 2005 DVDA major exhibition and lecture event in Cork highlighting emerging Irish furniture designer makers.
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A 106 minute two-part DVD on the best work of today set against a historical backcloth of furniture design dating back to the Magna Carta. It puts the unrivalled work of today in context and includes milestones of 20th Century design, The Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and IKEA. With over 800 topic references, 400 plus images and 14 video clips including interviews with top makers Furniture Today is an in-depth and very comprehensive document on the subject and focuses on the Designer Maker revolution of the past thirty years or so from the perspective of Jeremy Broun, one of its practitioners. For full details of parts one, two and the forthcoming part three visit www.furnituretodayuk.comDVD 15 mins Design is a much misunderstood term and can be merely a commercial ploy or stick on label for some products. This fast moving film explores the concept of design using a novel student project as a vehicle for establishing a useful designing and making vocabulary. A digitally re-edited version of So you call that a dovetail ! An award winning film DVD/18 minsAn ex-social worker finds his niche in the woods, a genius woodworker who made his first chair at the age of six, a working mother who shows there is more to furniture design than mortice & tenon joints, a maker who combines business acumen with a little magic and the portrayal of a woodworker who has no hands. An award winning documentary30mins DVDThe chair is not just an artefact of service but an artefact of culture. From the earliest Regal throne to the kind of chair used on the Television programme “Mastermind”, the chair offers a fascinating topic of interest and indeed is regarded as the ultimate challenge to designers and students. This film takes the chair through history in a broad context and features modern chair makers such as David Colwell, Ron Arad and Jeremy Broun. This film won a UK Crafts Council award in 1990 DVD/40 mins 1990Exhibitions are often silent places and little is revealed about the true nature of the maker`s work other than a name tag. What woods or techniques have been used ? What inspired the piece ? This unique film documents the first of a series of important exhibitions in England in the Nineties organized by Betty Norbury. Jeremy Broun gets both makers and public talking. Interviews include Robert Ingham,Ian Norbury, Jeremy Higson.60 mins DVDAustralia may be largely flat and scorched but it boasts over 50 varieties of Eucalyptus alone. Jeremy Broun took a camcorder down under in 1986 and met leading woodworkers such as Henry black, Richard Crossland, Peter Carrigy and Mike Darlow. CD-Rom 2003It took IKEA 40 years to come to Britain and they started a well overdue design revolution !`Furniture desig n,DVD unlike fashion is a deep and slow moving river` - Jeremy Broun won a Churchill Scholarship to study Furniture design, manufacturing and retailing in Sweden, Finland and Italy in 1979.This interactive CD-Rom about his trip is of great relevance today. Topics include : major design influences, mass production, craft workshops, wood laminating, steam bending, tubular steel bending, chipboard, plywood manufacture, innovation, James Krenov, IKEA and Cassina.Included is a postscript of JB`s findings together with an update on the Golden Age of British Furniture Design which has emerged in Britain since the Craft Revival of the Seventies with a brief mention of some of the leading makers/workshops today. A unique historical/educational document and visual feast for colleges, researchers, libraries etc.192 slides (10 interactive slide shows, 2 video clips 23 mins DVD Over 15 million trees perished in the Great Storm of 1987. Jeremy Broun was one of 5 makers given trees by Kew Gardens for an exhibition there in 1991. Others include Fred Baier, Toby Winteringham and Rupert Williamson.Thinking Hand Video is unique in offering both comprehensive and indepth multi media presentations on woodworking, furniture making and design. Most of the DVD or CD-Rom productions are part of a package including either a book or a Discussion Topics leaflet for the college tutor. A unique and fascinating documentary DVD by Jeremy Broun and book about one of the greatest furniture designer makers of our time. Jeremy was inspired by Alan Peters while still at school and he became his hero then professional friend. Alan Peters has influenced countless woodworkers worldwide and this 47 minute film is a personal tribute to this great man.The 43 page illustrated bespoke book is aimed at colleges and collectors. The DVD includes extra chapters and interviews plus tributes from several makers.Read the ‘British Woodworking’ magazine Reviewabout the documentary filmFurniture Today Part One & Part Two£39.95Five ways to fashion wood£29.95British craftsmanship in wood£29.95Furniture Horizons£29.95Alan Peters - The Makers’ Maker Extended Edition£39.95Rebirth of a tree£29.95Australian woodworkers£24.95Designing in wood£29.95The chair£29.95
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educational DVDs & CDs
est 1988
instructional and documentary films
Other titles
Please enquire about availability
Exploring the differences between mass
production and craft furniture DVD
A fascinating lecture by Jeremy Broun at the London
Design Museum
Twenty First Century Furniture CD
Britain’s top furniture designer makers at a London
exhibition in 2009
Create 2005 DVD
A major exhibition and lecture event in Cork
highlighting emerging Irish furniture designer
makers.
view video clip
DVD 15 mins
Design is a much misunderstood term and can be merely a
commercial ploy or stick on label for some products. This fast moving
film explores the concept of design using a novel student project as a
vehicle for establishing a useful designing and making vocabulary. A
digitally re-edited version of So you call that a dovetail ! An award
winning film
DVD/18 mins
An ex-social worker finds his niche in the woods, a genius woodworker
who made his first chair at the age of six, a working mother who shows
there is more to furniture design than mortice & tenon joints, a maker who
combines business acumen with a little magic and the portrayal of a
woodworker who has no hands. An award winning documentary
30mins DVD
The chair is not just an artefact of service but an artefact of culture.
From the earliest Regal throne to the kind of chair used on the
Television programme “Mastermind”, the chair offers a fascinating topic
of interest and indeed is regarded as the ultimate challenge to
designers and students. This film takes the chair through history in a
broad context and features modern chair makers such as David
Colwell, Ron Arad and Jeremy Broun.
This film won a UK Crafts Council award in 1990
DVD/40 mins 1990
Exhibitions are often silent places and little is revealed about the true nature
of the maker`s work other than a name tag. What woods or techniques have
been used ? What inspired the piece ? This unique film documents the first
of a series of important exhibitions in England in the Nineties organized by
Betty Norbury. Jeremy Broun gets both makers and public talking.
Interviews include Robert Ingham,Ian Norbury, Jeremy Higson.
60 mins DVD
Australia may be largely flat and scorched but it boasts over 50
varieties of Eucalyptus alone. Jeremy Broun took a camcorder down
under in 1986 and met leading woodworkers such as Henry black,
Richard Crossland, Peter Carrigy and Mike Darlow.
CD-Rom 2003
It took IKEA 40 years to come to Britain and they started a well overdue
design revolution !
`Furniture desig n,DVD unlike fashion is a deep and slow moving river` -
Jeremy Broun won a Churchill Scholarship to study Furniture design,
manufacturing and retailing in Sweden, Finland and Italy in 1979.This
interactive CD-Rom about his trip is of great relevance today. Topics include
: major design influences, mass production, craft workshops, wood
laminating, steam bending, tubular steel bending, chipboard, plywood
manufacture, innovation, James Krenov, IKEA and Cassina.
Included is a postscript of JB`s findings together with an update on the
Golden Age of British Furniture Design which has emerged in Britain
since the Craft Revival of the Seventies with a brief mention of some of the
leading makers/workshops today. A unique historical/educational document
and visual feast for colleges, researchers, libraries etc.
192 slides (10 interactive slide shows, 2 video clips
23 mins DVD
Over 15 million trees perished in the Great Storm of 1987.
Jeremy Broun was one of 5 makers given trees by Kew Gardens for an
exhibition there in 1991. Others include Fred Baier, Toby Winteringham
and Rupert Williamson.
Thinking Hand Video is unique in offering both
comprehensive and indepth multi media presentations
on woodworking, furniture making and design. Most of
the DVD or CD-Rom productions are part of a package
including either a book or a Discussion Topics leaflet
for the college tutor.
A unique and fascinating documentary DVD by
Jeremy Broun and book about one of the greatest
furniture designer makers of our time. Jeremy was
inspired by Alan Peters while still at school and he
became his hero then professional friend. Alan
Peters has influenced countless woodworkers
worldwide and this 47 minute film is a personal
tribute to this great man.
The 43 page illustrated bespoke book is aimed at
colleges and collectors. The DVD includes extra
chapters and interviews plus tributes from several
makers.
Read the ‘British Woodworking’ magazine Review
about the documentary film
Furniture Today Part One & Part Two
£39.95
Five ways to fashion wood
£29.95
Alan Peters - The Makers’ Maker Extended Edition
£39.95
Rebirth of a tree
£29.95
Australian woodworkers
£24.95