Chairmaking with Lawrence Neal - Arts & Crafts Leicester

Lawrence Neal is a craftsman who makes traditional rush seated chairs. Most of the chairs he makes are to original designs by Ernest Gimson, he also uses the tools and patterns that were used by Gimson almost a century ago.
Each step of the manufacturing process is carried out by Lawrence, from gathering and preparing rushes cut from selected rivers locally, through the acquisition of the best traditional timbers from managed woodland, to the working of the wood and finishing of the chairs themselves.
Ernest Gimson and the Arts & Crafts Movement:
gimson.leicester.gov.uk
Visit the Leicester Museums Arts & Crafts Gallery at New Walk Museum:
www.leicester.gov.uk/museums
Lawrence Neal's website:
www.lawrencenealchairs.co.uk