ANNA L NICHOLS
FURNITURE
Commission
Interested in commissioning?
Anna is here to help!
Knowing your needs & requirements exactly means Anna can provide the perfect solution
aln furniture
is owned by Anna Nichols with 20 + years’ experience as a designer/maker. Anna’s workshop is based in Edinburgh.
aln furniture
is owned by Anna Nichols with 20 + years’ experience as a designer/maker. Anna’s workshop is based in Edinburgh.
aln furniture
specialises in making bespoke high quality timber products using locally sourced hardwoods. Design and build furniture or fitted furniture for your exact specifications.
All designs can be met to suit your requirements, as each piece is hand crafted to order.
Products made to order include stand alone furniture, fitted bookcases, wardrobes, kitchens & bespoke wood turning.
aln furniture
offers a bespoke design service, enabling the client to turn their ideas into reality, creating functional spaces or products that are aesthetically pleasing.
Working from the customer’s brief, aln furniture
can design the space to meet the needs of the customer and create 2D CAD drawings or 3D models
HOW TO START A COMMISSION ?
To start the commission process you will need to contact Anna via email or phone.
This initial contact will be followed up by an email to establish your exact requirements.
Arrangements can be made to either visit you the customer's home, setup a meeting at Anna’s workshop in Leith or a phone call can be arranged to discuss your requirements further.
At this meeting Anna will discuss budget, design and ideas. Plus Anna will have with her samples of Hardwoods that are locally sourced from Scottish sawmills.
The first meeting will be followed up with a presentation of 1 or 2 options.
A second meeting or correspondence will allow the customer to discuss and agree to a design and price.
If necessary the drawings can be revised and then the quote will need to be approved upon new designs.
When the quote has been approved by the customer a 50% deposit of the final price will be paid before the commencement of purchase of materials and to secure the contract.
A delivery date can be agreed and the final payment will need to be paid on delivery or before couriered. If there is any onsite installation required this will be agreed on in advance.
Anna Nichols Biography
Anna Nichols Biography
How did Anna end up making furniture?
Anna's love for working with wood started when she was 17 years' old at school when she made her first piece of furniture, a rocking chair. The rocker included a steam bent back and hand turned spindles.
Although Anna was more interested in Sculpture in her final year at school, when she went to Berkshire College of Art to do her foundation year and then on to Northumbria University for her BA Hons Degree, she chose to focus on 3D Design and making.
Anna then went on to specialise in furniture making/designing, one-off or batch production pieces for her final two years of University.
Professionally Anna spent 8 years as a designer/draughtsperson in the Architectural industry, designing commercial furniture/interiors and architectural steel work/stairs before returning to the bench making furniture for a living.
Anna is fully CAD proficient in 2D/3D modelling, has a BA Hons Degree in 3D Design (furniture) and a HNC Engineering qualification.
Anna enhanced her making skills for a year as a fine furniture maker/designer at Jonathan Markovitz workshop in Oxfordshire. Then moved to Scottish Borders where she joined Real Wood Studios in Jedburgh for 4 years, a timber sawmill and collective of furniture makers.
Anna moved her workshop to Edinburgh in 2014 and is based at Edinburgh Open Workshop in Leith.
