Workshop
Course With Peter Lanyon Build Your Own Chair
14 Jul 2020 – 19 Jul 2020
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
€450*
*Please consult available discounts
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.
There’s no need for many tools: especially if it is handmade and allows us to do our own masterpiece, a unique piece of furniture that carries our feelings, our history and our new skills.
About
Take home your completed and unique chair! Learn to make a free-form chair of your own design. We will use fresh-cut wood cut from the surrounding forest to form the seat, legs and back for a creative and unique chair.
In 6 days, you will learn all the basic green woodworking techniques, including splitting wood by hand, shaving it to a fine finish, and jointing it. You will also learn to make your own shaving horse, a knowledge that allows you to continue to practice your art when you get home.
TAKE HOME YOUR COMPLETED AND UNIQUE CHAIR!
"Free-form" refers to a style of green woodwork which uses non -straight pieces of wood. You will learn how to accurately drill holes for jointing these irregular components. This is a course for people wanting to make something totally unique and personal, which will inevitably express something of their own personality.
Peter Lanyon presents himself as a furniture designer maker, a green wood tutor and community project co-ordinator.
Many many years of wood working experience, based on apprenticeship and a large academic career in furniture design and technology, an enormous number of public works and exhibitions all over the UK, combined with a great pleasure to share his knowledge makes this ARTIST WEEK so unique.
The workshop fee includes:
Working in a small group (6 pax)
Tuition of 6 – 8 hours per day with a technical assistant (in english and portuguese)
Studio open 12 hours per day
All materials
Free accomodation in shared room in our Residency House (shared house, fully equipped with kitchen, bathrooms, washing machine, Wifi) or a 10% discount for accommodation in our Private Houses (2 nights minimum)
Free Welcome dinner
10% early bird discount for reserves (50% payment) until April 14th
3% discount for prompt payment granted
ENROLLMENTS AND MORE INFO
Please contact:
joana.salgado@cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com
+351 917 321 222
