Bespoke Guild Mark Holder
Adjustable Music/Reading Stand in English Holly
Name of Designer:
James Ryan
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                    BGM Number
                    
                                        
                                        284
                    Date of Award
                    
                                        
                                                    1999
                    Makers’ Name
                    
                    Simon George Owen
                                
                Description
                
            
                            This adjustable music and reading stand is made from English holly.
                About
                
            
            James Ryan joined the Edward Barnsley Workshop in 1992 as an apprentice furniture maker. He is now the designer-manager of the workshop. His innate understanding of materials and processes that forms a solid foundation to develop his sound and enduring designs.
The Edward Barnsley Workshop, founded in 1923, is set in idyllic surroundings in rural Hampshire. The workshop has had many important commissions including the oak boards for the Domesday Book and pieces for the Palace of Westminster.