The Furniture Makers’ Company supports bespoke makers in many ways, with the most prevalent being our prestigious Bespoke Guild Mark Award; rewarding excellence in design, craftsmanship, and function for pieces made as single items or a limited run of up to 12.

Bespoke Guild Mark applications are accepted all year round, and awardees will receive a numbered Guild Mark certificate and a unique enameled disc to be fixed to each piece awarded. Bespoke Guild Mark pieces are recognisable items of quality and excellence.

Please visit our dedicated page for more information on how to apply.

One of our original Bespoke Guild Mark holders, Martin Dodge, has been in business since 1968. He began by crafting a range of traditional furniture, and as his success grew, was commissioned to make pieces for palaces and super yachts.

This year he will be retiring and is selling the complete contents of his workshops to include:
– Machinery
– Small hand tools
– Fixtures and Cabinet Fittings
– Brassware
– Veneer
– Timber
– Finished items
– Jigs for models.
– T bars
– G cramps
– Castors, handles & embellishments and more

He additionally will be offering an excellent selection of exotic and other veneers, measuring 10,000 square feet in total.

The opportunity to purchase some of his finished items include a Jupe table and antique pieces.

To enquire please contact Martin Dodge on 01963 32388 or sales@martindodge.com, all reasonable offers will be considered.

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