After qualifying from Edinburgh College of Art in 1973 with a drawing and painting diploma, I realised that I wanted to put this creative energy into a more practical form.

I was fortunate to spend two years apprenticed to a fine cabinetmaker in Fife making copies of Georgian furniture. From there I moved to join a craft cooperative of wood workers in the Scottish borders. Here I developed a more fluid style, while still being heavily influenced by traditional methods.

On the break-up of the co-op in 1980, I moved to Fife, where I developed a client base making kitchen and dinning room furniture. In 1989, I took the chance of a space at Gogar Cabinet Works, which has led to developing my interest in designing living spaces as well as the contents.