Workshop
Build Your Own Chair Course - Peter Lanyon
2 Nov 2021 – 7 Nov 2021
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Wednesday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Thursday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Friday
- 00:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 00:00 – 00:00
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 00:00
Cost of entry
680€
*10% early bird discount for registrations (50% payment) until February 25th 2021
*3% discount on the course fee if you make prompt payment
Address
- Lugar de Cerdeira
- Lousã
Coimbra District - 3200-509
- Portugal
Travel Information
- Take the bus to Coimbra. In Coimbra take the bus called “Metro Mondego” headed towards Lousã. In Lousã, take a taxi to the village, which is about 9 km away. The ride should cost you about 13€ and can be booked by calling +351 917 866 975.
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- Take the train to Coimbra. In Coimbra, at the Coimbra-A train station, take the bus called “Metro Mondego” headed towards Lousã. In Lousã, take a taxi to the village, which is about 9 km away. The ride should cost you about 13€ and can be booked by calling +351 917 866 975.
Working and making furniture with green wood is one of the oldest techniques, recently rediscovered due to its unique characteristics. It allows working and being in nature and offers a wide range of possibilities in terms of design.
About
Build Your Own Chair course with Peter Lanyon. Build a chair by hand with wood from the forest surrounding Cerdeira Home for Creativity and hand tools.
The course fee includes:
- Integration in small working groups (4 to 6 people);
- Training 6 - 8 hours/day with technical assistant, spoken in English and Portuguese;
- Studio open 12 hours a day;
- All materials;
- Shared room accommodation in our Residences (shared house with equipped kitchen, changing room, washing machine and Wifi) or 10% discount for individual accommodation with a minimum of 2 nights;
- Welcome dinner.
Registration deadline: 25 March 2021
Peter Lanyon, his work brings together the skill, tools and innovation of a modern furniture manufacturer combined with the old tradition of "dodging" (working the green wood), where nothing is straight or predictable. He likes to combine green wood with modern materials and techniques that bring something new to the world of custom made furniture. He works mainly with local cut wood and fallen trees. His philosophy is that of minimal intervention - imposing as little as possible on the materials and leaving the soft curves as nature itself created them. Fortunately, one of his passions is teaching!
