Why Bespoke?
Innovation
It can often prove impossible to find a piece of ‘off the shelf’ furniture to fit a problem space or difficult room layout, to match existing furniture, or to tie in with the period or style of your home or workplace. Commissioning a bespoke piece made specifically to your requirements can be the perfect way to address these issues without compromising on quality or design.
An individually designed and crafted piece of furniture can also allow you a higher degree of flexibility and creativity. For example, if you have a particular motif, feature or element that you would like to incorporate or reflect in some way.
Style
Commissioning provides you with a unique item of furniture designed with you in mind. You have full control over the design: how it will reflect your taste, style and personality; how it sits within your home or business and complements your other furniture or décor; how it sits within a specific space or fulfils a particular function; and which woods and finishes will be used.
How much input you have is completely up to you. You can provide an outline brief and then choose from a selection of designs presented to you, or express your own creativity and be more actively involved in the design process.
Quality
Today’s emphasis on mass-produced ‘flat-pack’ furniture means that all too often quality, durability and craftsmanship are replaced by cheap materials, production and construction. The result is furniture that dates, marks and wears easily, and needs replacing every few years or less. We can no longer rely on this ‘buy cheap, throw away and replace often’ approach. It is not only a false economy, but is also unsustainable in environmental terms.
John Whitfield Bespoke Furniture does not produce a specific range of pieces for sale, or supply to major furniture outlets. All the furniture John produces is handmade using the best of traditional and modern cabinet-making techniques, and is designed by working directly with the customer. Fine hardwoods are ethically and sustainably sourced from specialist suppliers, and all pieces of timber are carefully chosen to complement the design, and to best reveal the natural beauty of the wood. The end result is always a piece of fine furniture that will be a pleasure to own, combining form with function, and good design with robust construction and durability.