By Hand

New products sold at the Stillroom are environmentally ethical and produced in a sustainable manner. I’m also a strong proponent, where possible, of local and handcrafted. My aim is to support artisans in keeping knowledge of heritage crafts alive; knowledge that is steeped in tradition, necessity, nature and slow simple living of bygone days.

Jon Grant is a talented Windsor chairmaker and green woodworker situated in a hidden grove, by a river in the beautiful Derwent Valley of Southern Tasmania. The primary material he uses for chairmaking is blackwood which he rives from the log. Preferably a fresh green log. Any offcuts that are too short for chairmaking he uses for spoons. Splitting the timber straight along the wood fibers ensures that whatever is made is strong and this is true for both his chairs and spoons. The spoons are all made by hand using simple vintage tools. A traditional craft that has been practiced for centuries.

Available in my online store here.