Local Arts Scene: e Pulhams
Spotlight on.... Furniture Designer and Cabinet Maker Derrick Ibbott Q. Please explain your background and the type of work that you do? I started to work with wood as a young boy and I was hooked. I started working for a cabinet maker as a teenager and just
Q. What inspires you? It can be the simplest thing. A form, geometric shapes, a pattern, nature, timber itself.
Q What is your most memorable commission to date?
loved being in a workshop environment. It was like home. I went to Norwich city college and did the time old city and
Probably ‘Form’ which is a coffee table in English walnut. This
guilds furniture making course and then worked for various
was a special one for me as it was for local clients using
furniture makers over several years. In 2000 I started up
timber from their felled Pulham Market walnut tree. It was also
Derrick Ibbott Furniture making bespoke furniture to
the start of a new direction for me and was a very pleasurable
commission. We make such a huge variety of work from small
piece to make.
boxes, side tables, cabinets, dining tables and chairs, fitted
Q. What is it about Pulham Market that you love?
furniture and beautiful hand made kitchens. We also undertake restoration and provide a repolishing service.
Pulham Market is a lovely village. I have worked and lived here for several years, it has a great community, beautiful
Q. What does your typical day involve?
scenery, lots going on through the year and a great pub with
My days vary depending on what's needed. It may be
fantastic food. I started off at ‘Gables Yard’ a heavenly spot
designing for a commission, or a new exhibition piece,
right in the centre of Pulham. Then I moved down the road to
ordering materials, visiting clients, as well as lots of actual
Pulham Market Hall to larger premises. I love being on a farm
furniture making.
and we have lots of thriving businesses here which is a great thing to be amongst.
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