We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
Lydiates
Lydiates are designers and makers of fine contemporary furniture. Combining the woodworking prowess of father and son, Paul and Richard Staples, Lydiates’ work focuses on simple, classic designs with attention to detail at the forefront. Richard developed his passion for wood and the art of furniture design during his time at college. After several years of working under some of the finest makers, Lydiates was born, named after the family farm where Paul ran a successful fine joinery business for over 40 years. Inspired by Scandinavian minimalism and Japanese design techniques, this father-son team are never happier than when bringing their own designs to life in the workshop, which they now share in northern Herefordshire.
Maker's Story
Lydiates are designers and makers of fine contemporary furniture. Combining the woodworking prowess of father and son, Paul and Richard Staples, Lydiates’ work focuses on simple, classic designs with attention to detail at the forefront. Richard developed his passion for wood and the art of furniture design during his time at college. After several years of working under some of the finest makers, Lydiates was born, named after the family farm where Paul ran a successful fine joinery business for over 40 years. Inspired by Scandinavian minimalism and Japanese design techniques, this father-son team are never happier than when bringing their own designs to life in the workshop, which they now share in northern Herefordshire.
Maker's Quote
“We truly believe in the importance of craftsmanship and the small details which are often overlooked by the untrained eye but when considered as a whole, result in unmistakable quality.”
Furniture Maker
The Process
Legs and spindles are turned on a lathe and wedged through tenon joinery. With acute attention to detail and great understanding of traditional techniques, Lydiates’ elegant seating designs are crafted from English and American wood, and each piece is handmade in their Herefordshire workshop.
The Process
