Adrian McCurdy
Adrian McCurdy has worked with wood since an early age. With a background in Fine Art, Adrian’s career moved first from painting to a development of unique wood-skills in furniture and more recently carved panels. From his workshop in the Scottish Borders, Adrian produces furniture using quality local timber and craft techniques both long established and contemporary, often working with storm damaged wood felled by local saw-mills.
'In most cases I use wood from trees that have come to the end of their life. When a suitable log catches my eye, I've had it cut to length and delivered to my work place. Not shopping for 'planked-timber' means I can be resourceful with nail-impregnated hedge-trees or the occasional lightening struck park-tree. Storm damage is the norm as large trees become more susceptible to losing major limbs. Bigger trees offer the greater possibilities and are surprisingly less wasteful than smaller trees. Quite simply there is less wastage (unless there happens to be a hidden knot inside).
I like to treat each piece as a sculptural exercise with the permutations seemingly endless as to what to use and how it might best combine with other components. Leg shapes combined with top or seat is an obvious case. The shapes collected (over many years) set the boundary of possibilities.' - Adrian McCurdy, 2021
Adrian's work featured in the group exhibition, In the Grain, April 2021 at The Scottish Gallery.
Click here to find out more about Adrian's new work from 2021 in our dedicated blog.
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Adzed Top Stool View details
Adrian McCurdy
Adzed Top Stool
Scottish Oak, Riven oak, Gall-ink dyeH:48cm W:46cm D:36cm£750Adzed Top Stool (detail) View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Adzed Top Stool (detail)
Scottish Oak, Riven oak, Gall-ink dyeH:48cm W:46cm D:36cm£750Wee Cleft Stools I & II View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Wee Cleft Stools I & II
Scottish oak, Gall-ink dye, old rosewood wedgesH:46.5-49.5cm W:36.5-39cm D:24-27cm£650 eachFlemish Welcome Bench View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Flemish Welcome Bench
Scottish Oak and Ash, hand planed, wax finishH:49cm W:122cm D:30cm£2,200Twisted Low Table View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Twisted Low Table
2021cleft oak, burnished top with carved leg topsH:38.5cm W:42cm D:43cm£850Cleft Oak Stool View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Cleft Oak Stool
2016Cleft oakH:40cm W:43cm D:41cm£640Adrian McCurdy in his studio View details-
Mixed wood chair View details
Adrian McCurdy
Mixed wood chair
2021ash, oak and yewH:127cm W:49.5cm D:49cmSoldLarge (Luxurious) Stool View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Large (Luxurious) Stool
2021riven oak seat and legsH:53cm W:60.5cm D:37cmSoldLow Table Stool I View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Low Table Stool I
2020cleft oak, gall ink, hard wax-oilH:41cm W:53cm D:35cmSoldLow Table Stool II View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Low Table Stool II
2020cleft oak, rosewood, gall ink, hard wax-oilH:41cm W:53cm D:32cmSoldBlack Top Low Table View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Black Top Low Table
2018Cleft oak and gall inkH:40cm W:55cm D:35cmSoldBlack Top Table View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Black Top Table
2019Riven oak and gall inkH:42cm W:56cm D:35cmSoldLow Table / Stool View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Low Table / Stool
2019Riven oakH:41cm W:43cm D:41cmSoldCleft Bench View detailsAdrian McCurdy
Cleft Bench
2015Cleft oak with spoke-shaved and wax finishH:50cm W:34cm L:127cmSoldLoading
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