The Remarkable Story of our National Chair: The Windsor
Stewart Linford
- Organisation:
- Stewart Linford Furniture Maker
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £70 - £200 + expenses
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 10th September 2019
A highly amusing and original interactive talk enhanced by a rich array of Limited Edition Windsor chairs created to celebrate our British Heroes.
From Admiral Lord Nelson to Winston Churchill stewart draws on a wealth of historic material to captivate, inform and entertain.
His innumerable audiences are given the inside story on the craft, the Craftsmen and Clients from Rock stars to Royalty.
Audience members are encouraged to try out the pieces costing several thousand pounds each and record their fun with selfies.
Views: 1295 | Enquiries: 2About Stewart Linford
Stewart Linford AIWSc Cert Ed
Stewart draws on decades of experience creating ‘luxury in wood’ to inform and entertain his innumerable audiences. A supreme storyteller Stewart excites and informs through humorous original anecdotes enhanced by an array of rich, fascinating props
Stewart has won humorous speaking competitions as a long-standing member of Toastmasters International. His TV appearances include programmes hosted by: Michael Portillo, Adrian Edmondson and Chris Packham.
Stewart’s passion shone through from his early days representing his Country in the World Apprentices ‘Skill Olympics’ competition in Madrid.
Graduating from High Wycombe College where he studied the craft, he went on to gain a degree in wood science and a distinction for his thesis on Traditional Chair-making.
As a sole trader he started a furniture-making workshop from scratch. Clients included: The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, The Duke of Marlborough, National Trust, Harrods and noble families’ world-wide. A Liveryman of the Furniture Makers Company, Stewart was made a Freeman of the City of London and has recently gained a new degree: Certificate in Education
His speciality is creating chairs to commemorate great British worthies using timbers from HMS Victory to build his Admiral’s chair and timber from Blenheim Palace estate to celebrate his Hero Winston Churchill.
Awarded the Queen’s award for enterprise in 2003 he was presented to Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace and received a Royal visit to his workshops.
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