For Mulliner; Bentley’s bespoke coach-building arm, the simple aim is to make dreams come true.

Each of their unique cars is expertly crafted to reflect the wishes of the client. The only limit of indulgent customisation - their imagination.

Our team learned first-hand about the supreme level of care and personal attention to detail which goes into these automotive masterpieces when we were invited to visit the famous Bentley factory in Crewe, prior to undertaking the commission.

We’re immensely proud then, that the trunk we created for them should itself be a love-letter to bespoke, to thoughtful detail, and to handcrafted luxury.

The piece was realised in steel, aluminium, polished black nickel, birch, poplar and of course, Bentley’s own legendary bull leather, the trunk also contains integrated electronics and lighting.

Virtually every component in the piece was custom made at our workshop, and assembled with an attention to detail we very seldom have call to execute.

Truly, a dream project.

Steel, aluminium, polished black nickel, birch, poplar, bull leather

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Paul T Cowan

Developed in close collaboration with Burberry's design team and meticulously handcrafted at our workshop in Scotland to house the brand's new bespoke fragrance collection.

The realisation of Burberry's extraordinary Bespoke Fragrance Chests involved the careful combination of beautiful polished green verde marble, full-grain leather, fumed oak, custom made brass, gold leaf, velvet and thick bridle leather.

The stunning results can be experienced at all Burberry's global flagships, as well as Harrods in London. 

Verde marble, fumed oak, brass, leather & velvet

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Acting as creative directors, designers and makers on the upcoming release of Loch Lomond's oldest whisky to date: a 50-year-old single malt produced in the early months of the distillery, in 1967, forced us to delve deeply into the wonderful world of rare malt whisky (it's a tough job sometimes)

The Distillery, on the banks of Loch Lomond, is one of Scotland's best kept secrets, and is highly progressive and fiercely independent. Combine this with their 'Never follow' ethos and a really special liquid, and you have a fascinating brief. 

Loch Lomond opened their doors and welcomed us in from the very beginning of the process, allowing us full access and exhaustive tasting sessions. This time spent on site with their passionate team; understanding the processes, people and heritage of the place, really allowed us to get under the skin of the project and create something special. Something fitting.

There are precious few distilleries named after a body of water as opposed to a place, so we also drew inspiration from the power of Scotland’s most romantic, dramatic and historic loch. 

The feeling you get when you see moonlight dancing on the water – that chill down your spine – that is what we were trying to evoke.

Each chest is individually sculpted at our workshop from solid oak, to appear to be a three dimensional manifestation of tempestuous water at twilight. This method of randomised shaping means that depending on the maker (and his mood) on that particular day, the form and ripple of the waves is one-of-a-kind.

The surface is indigo-dyed until almost black, heavily waxed and brushed until smooth and silky, and lined in de-boss-detailed tan leather and polished brass.

When it came to creating a miniature of the 50 Year Old (to taste) to secrete within the chest, we didn’t want to follow with an ordinary bottle. So hidden (in plain sight) within the chest is a solid turned brass vial, reminiscent of and paying homage to the distilleries unique straight neck ‘Lomond Stills’ The vial is highly polished and lined in glass.

The Tempest film was created in close collaboration with our good friends at the Edinburgh Film Company, and includes music from longtime Method colluder Engine7 - with strings from our very own cabinetmaker/concert violinist Edward, and his talented wife Mari (recorded in a session which took place in our workshop, amongst the trees) 

Limited to 60 decanters worldwide

Oak, leather, brass & glass

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Designed and meticulously handcrafted to augment one of the most prestigious and rare whisky experiences in the world.

Developed after painstaking research into the ritual and individual process of guest interaction, the Casks of Distinction trunk is designed to add drama and mystery to the tasting and selection process of some of the world’s most unique liquids.

Each trunk was handcrafted at our workshop in Scotland from birch and oiled, local oak, before being traditionally wrapped in sumptuous full grain and bridle leathers. Detailing is in custom-made, gold plated solid brass and superfine goat suede.

Scottish oak, Scottish burgundy leather, bridle leather, gold plated solid brass, superfine goat suede & silk

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

’So. F&$#ing. Cool!’ 

Panos Mytaros - CEO Ecco Leather

Developed, designed and painstakingly hand-built in-house, the Factory Petit was created for the world's most progressive tannery - Ecco Leather - to de-mystify the companies incredible artisan craft production processes - by bringing them out into the world

But this is no prop. 

Requiring over 4000 hours and 1200 metres of solid ash to bring to life, the series pushes the boundaries of traditional hardwood construction with a series of pieces which is elegant, agile and luxurious - whilst remaining unequivocally industrial. 

A truly nomadic factory.

Internally the series houses a complete collection of heavy duty industrial machinery (cunningly concealed cast iron stitching machines, state of the art multi-speed polishing machines etc) but the modular design and customised castor system allow each trunk to be moved, combined and set-up by virtually anyone. Anywhere. 

We worked closely with Ecco Leather's skilled team - the most dedicated and imaginative leather designers in the world- attending their renowned  3-day Hotshop leather laboratory event in the Netherlands on two occasions, collaborating at the Bread and Butter fashion event and Tempelhof in Berlin and welcoming the team to our studio - to fully understand their unique needs.

The series has now been used - in various incredible set ups - as far afield as Dubai, Japan and Australia, itself travelling in bespoke style, in a custom-fitted shipping container, designed and tailored by our team.

Ash, organic leather, brass, steel, HDPE, perspex & acrylic

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'We sincerely thank you for all the tremendous work and beautiful detailing'

Deidra Hodgson, UK Construction & Visual Merchandising, Aesop

Working closely with Aesop's legendary in-house design team, we created the handcrafted furnishings and bespoke interior for the brand's first ever Scottish boutique - situated in the capital's beautiful Stockbridge area.

The floor to ceiling shelving and bespoke furniture was crafted from a single stand of beautiful Scottish sycamore trees; the sinuous grain offset by angular geometry.

 The pieces were detailed with custom-engineered brass fittings and finished in hand-rubbed organic wax oil.

The space is flooded with light from the two bay windows and a muted, tactile palette draws on the sandstone prevalent in Edinburgh's built forms and the raw beauty of the local landscape.

Scottish sycamore, solid brass, steel & toughened glass

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images c/o: Aesop

The immense feature doors are crafted from a single board of carefully selected Scottish elm - chosen for it's stunning grainfeature and rich colour. These are opened with slim, handmade brass door pulls and housed within a carcass of quarter sawn Scottish oak. 

The carcass is elegantly joined with an asymmetric hand-cut mitre dovetail joint to the upper left shoulder - a nod to the past, atop a contemporary precision engineered steel framework, plated in antique brass.

Scottish elm, Scottish oak, precision engineered steel

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'We are delighted to have worked with Method Studio. Their quest to expand their traditional and deep-rooted skills into contemporary frontiers, coupled with their passion for meticulous finish and inscrutable attention to detail, is one wholeheartedly shared by Vacheron Constantin'

Celine Larose, UK Brand Director, Vacheron Constantin

Commissioned by the oldest watchmakers in the world, this bespoke chest was conceived to house a one-off tourbillon minute repeater (valued at $1M) created specifically to celebrate the opening of the brand’s very first UK boutique.

Given the reason behind the commissioning of the piece, strong material links with the UK were key to our thinking on palette. And, to be in-keeping with Vacheron Constantin’s tradition of supporting traditional artisan crafts, we felt that having a generational aspect to the craftsmanship would also be very appropriate.

To these ends, the beautiful brown oak was sourced from the Althorp estate in Northampton, ancestral seat of Princess Diana, and the eventual design blended the work of father and son/master and apprentice - with Callum Robinson hand-making the chest and his father, David Robinson, detailing it with handcarving.

The interior houses a collection of specialist watch tools - each recessed in it's own individually custom-made and suede lined solid oak jewellers drawer. The case also contains a winder, a resonator and a bespoke calf leather and brown oak travel case - custom made and hidden in a secret compartment under the watch.

The piece has been exhibited at both the Royal Academy of the Arts in London, and Edinburgh's prestigious Dovecot gallery.

Brown oak, calf leather, bridle leather, superfine suede, bronze & brass

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures & Andy Bell Images

‘...absolutely fantastic and of a really good quality and design’

Steve Lidbury, European Creative Director – Automotive, Imagination Europe London

Collaborating with the creative team at Imagination Europe London we designed and created a series of unique handcrafted trunks to showcase the groundbreaking new 2013 Range Rover.

As part of Jaguar Land Rover’s luxurious craftsmanship and VIP area the trunks were initially displayed at the Paris motor show, before being toured extensively internationally.

Jaguar Land Rover is a British institution, an iconic brand we deeply respect. So this project called for a considered combination of industrial no-nonsense engineering and elegant, finely crafted and imaginative - mixed of course with true luxury and genuine character. 

Externally the completed trunks were clad in specially tooled, semi-perforated Scottish leather (the same stuff you'll find under your back pockets in Aston Martin supercars) Each was detailed with custom-engineered aluminium hardware, bespoke edge protection and hand-stitched anthracite bridle leather straps.

Internally the trunks included versatile light-box elements, extensive led 'halo' lighting, leather-bound presentation books and a fully integrated audio visual set-up.

Birch, tooled Scottish leather, aluminium, perspex, bridle leather & steel

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Meticulously handcrafted from our woodland workshop, the dramatic FITE wardrobe trunk took over 200 hours to create.

Its lightweight, rigid, birch-wood frame is carefully wrapped and lined in luxurious Scottish leather (but not before being signed by the craftsman in a hidden location) and is protected with thick Italian bridle leather edging and oiled, solid ash-wood rails. These beautiful but practical parts are precisely fixed with hundreds of polished, hand-hammered nails. 

The trunk is brimming with unique bespoke detailing, including logo-engraved catches, bridle leather drawer pulls, traditionally hand-painted monogram and stripe and even custom hangers; shaped from the same solid ash wood as the side rails, individually flame-branded with the Fite logo and hand-finished in lemon oil and beeswax. 

A true one-of-a-kind, the dramatic vibrant-blue wardrobe trunk was designed and created for Holly Peterson's L.A. Luxury basics brand FITE, to encapsulate and literally transport the brands values and ethos of luxury through provenance, artisan skill and sensual tactility. 

Birch, cowhide, bridle leather, stainless steel & ash

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

 ‘A Virtuoso piece of contemporary craftsmanship...combining a very down-to-earth and practical understanding of the project with their own remarkable conceptual sensitivity’ 

Liam Maher, Design Director, DENHAM

Working closely with the design team at cult Dutch jeanswear label DENHAM, we created our own modern interpretation of the classic portmanteau steamer trunk. A trunk built from the finest natural materials - which, like the best selvedge denim, would age and develop a unique patina over time.

A steamer trunk for a jeanmaker

Drawing inspiration from birch-bark canoes and bi-plane wing construction, the lightweight, birch-skinned trunk contains over 600 meticulously interlocked components, all individually handcrafted.

This piece was customised and detailed to evoke the symbolic journey of their very own Journeyman Jeanmaker - founder of Denham, Jason Denham – and featured a drop down work-surface, flexible tool straps, garment hanging space and a column of swivelling solid-ash accessory carousels.

Using traditional woodworking joints an elegant framework of solid ash was created. This lightweight skeleton was skinned with 1.5mm thick birch before being knitted together with a series of black-Japanned steel engineering fixings.

Hand- stitched leather edging was added to protect the four outward edges – the only parts allowed to touch the ground due to the trunk’s unique inwardly curving form.

Thick leather handles, a protective flysheet of the finest Japanese selvedge denim, contrasting industrial hardware and stunning relief hand-carving from David Robinson further individualise the trunk; encapsulating Denham’s fundamental belief that

The truth is in the details.

Ash, birch, steel, iron, copper & selvedge denim

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

 Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

A single oak tree from the highlands of Scotland.

Over 600 hours.

Over 1000 custom components.

One extraordinary project - handcrafted in Scotland - combines the art of whisky blending with the craft of creating remarkable bespoke objects. 

In one of the most challenging and labour intensive commissions we have ever undertaken, and working closely with Johnnie Walker's master blender Dr Jim Beveridge, the studio developed and designed a very special series of tailor-made travelling trunks; housing all of the instruments, rare liquids and glassware he requires to create the legendary John Walker & Sons™ signature blend, anywhere in the world.

The Master Blender's trunks were crafted from a single oak tree, sourced from a very special secret location, on the banks of the river Spey, on the Kinrara Estate near Aviemore in the highlands of Scotland. 

This emphasis on place, provenance and the importance of water is no accident. These ingredients are as fundamental to the art of whisky blending as they are to fine cabinetmaking.

Each of the three trunks, which - when combined - form the Master Blender's Trunk, are detailed in the beautiful, Tokyo-tan organic leather, solid brass, glittering gold-leaf and thick bridle leather.

The trunks are an invaluable tool in the remarkable bespoke whisky blending process - undertaken with a only a very lucky chosen few - by Dr Beveridge.

Truly a humbling project, and one which again combines some of our favourite things; whisky, wood...and the dramatic reveal.

Scottish oak, brass, bridle leather & gold leaf

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 443 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'...Amazing!!!! Thank you so much. I am speechless. Such beautiful craftsmanship and level of detail'

Rodney Misso, Head of Brand Environments, R.M Williams

We were commissioned by the creative team at legendary outback outfitters R.M. Williams to create a bespoke travel trunk - in organic veg tan leather, fumed oak and solid copper - to transport and showcase the diverse range of custom/individual options available on their signature handcrafted leather boots. 

It was important that the palette, construction and finish of the trunks echoed the style and feel of the brand - and the boots for which they are rightly famous. Rugged and hardwearing, but finely made and super high quality. 

'These boots are made for people who are specialists. People who expect them to last'

With this in mind we used naturally tanned leathers from Sweden, oiled hardwoods and solid copper hardware - which will all age and develop a fine patina over time - and took the usability and sturdiness very seriously indeed.

The interior houses various sizes of drawers and substantial product storage, as well as a fold out/throw-over work table, which bolts to a set of handmade legs - creating a practical display and work space.

The interior faces of the trunk are protected with solid copper lippings - meticulously engineered, waxed and hand finished. The outer edges and corners of the leather trunk are protected with thick bridle leather, wet-moulded and fixed with copper nails (over 8,000 hammer strikes were employed, by hand, to attach the leather edging alone) 

Fumed oak, organic veg tan leather, bridle leather, copper & iroko

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

An exploration of ultra-bespoke

This incredibly special piece was designed, developed and handcrafted for the ultra-exclusive Casks of Distinction collection.

Ninety five percent of the components and contents were designed and custom-made - by both precision engineers and the finest traditional artisans in the world - specifically for this individual case, which houses hand cut cumbria crystal decanters and tumblers

Scottish oak, full grain leather, hand-cut bridle leather, custom-engineered brass hardware & handmade full-lead crystal

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'...beautiful and precious...'

Charlotte Nicholson, Marketing Director, Jo Malone London

A very special commission from Jo Malone London, to celebrate the inauguration of their first bespoke boutique, on London's Regent Street.

This beautiful, pale handcrafted trunk was designed by Method Creative Director Marisa Giannasi - something of a Jo Malone devotee herself - to encapsulate the simple elegance of the brand, and to house the full collection of their classic fragrances. 

The construction was meticulously realised in Scottish sycamore, bridle leather and polished brass.

Marisa chose to use sycamore - with it's striking and rare natural ripple, which shimmers and glows like lace - for it's delicate grain feature and pale, ghostly beauty. Tremendously appropriate to both the character and the instantly recognisable palette of the brand. The timber itself was sourced from the grounds of the magnificent Hopetoun House, which hugs the East coast of the Firth of Forth, near our studio.

The piece can be seen by appointment and purchased at Jo Malone London, Regent St, 

Lead time applies

Sycamore, brass, organic leather & mirrored glass

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Kist was developed collaboratively with the team at Norlan - an international brand focused on modernising the whisky drinking experience through design, science, and ritual.

Norlan's first extraordinary product, the Norlan Glass, was successfully funded on Kickstarter in December 2015, exceeding it's initial funding goal by 1,000%. 

Each solid oak Kist is meticulously handcrafted in highly limited numbers, at our workshop in Scotland, and features a series of faceted edges and details which relate to those found on the Norlan glass. 

Inside, a dusty white, custom laser-cut leather container serves to hold eight Norlan glasses like a diamond holding sunlight. The flat, removable lid is held in place with blackened rare-earth magnets, safely concealing the inverted glasses in their respective silos.

Blackened oak & leather

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Marinó Thorlacius

‘It was a revelation...a delight. ...I cannot praise Marisa and Callum enough for their enthusiasm and talent in bringing this gorgeous product into being'

Kate Hobhouse, Chairman, Fortnum & Mason

'Absolutely beautiful...superbly made...set the tone for the whole show'

Richard Paice, Chairman, Gordon Russell Design Museum

Conceived and created for iconic British store Fortnum & Mason, this singular tea blending box was designed to evoke the spirit of a beautiful vintage picnic hamper - owned and adored by Fortum & Mason Chairman, Kate Hobhouse.

The chest was created using only British materials, hardware and craftsmen, and was commissioned as a tactile, playful celebration of the traditions and rituals of British tea making.

The piece itself was crafted from solid oiled and waxed native oak, wrapped in specially diamond-tooled Scottish leather – bringing to mind the classic wicker weave of a traditional hamper - and is secured closed with thick bridle leather straps from Britain's only remaining oak bark tannery.

The chest also houses a stunning glass tea blending bowl, traditionally free-blown and hand turned in Yorkshire by specialist traditional glass makers Gillies Jones (the smallest bowl they've ever made), together with a pair of very special sterling silver loose-leaf tea caddies from Fortnum & Mason's Louis Philippe collection, and a Sterling silver caddy spoon (hidden in a secret leather lined compartment in the base of the solid oak bowl-block)

The blending chest was first shown as part of the 'Mad for Tea Exhibition' held at Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, London, Where it was available to purchase, on a strictly made-to-order basis.

Scottish oak, diamond-tooled full grain leather, oak-bark tanned bridle leather, solid brass, Sterling silver & handmade glass

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'Sometimes we lose appreciation for true craftsmen...the work you create is clearly that of a true master'

A.O - USA

A very special, personal commission - intended as an heirloom of tomorrow; to house treasured memories and keepsakes from an entire family - for a private client in America, and detailed with a wealth of entirely personal bespoke touches.

The character-filled Scottish pippy oak was sourced locally - a very 'hands on' process which we documented and shared with the clients digitally.

From the exterior the piece is masculine - resembling a treasure chest of old - finely crafted for durability through the years in solid oak, bridle leather and solid brass. 

As with a great many of our designs the dramatic reveal and moment of wonder is a key part of the story, and something we revel in.

Having un-buckled the hand-cut straps and solid brass saddlery buckles, the leather lined front face drops down to reveal a series of hand-bound custom made leather journals - each individually de-bossed with the clients family name. A beautifully featured solid oak drawer is lined with fine goat suede, and a series of slim solid oak drawers and hidden compartments slide out on solid brass waxed runners, all custom made and detailed with hand-carving.

A truly personal commission, and both a humbling and a very special experience for our team.

Scottish oak, pippy oak, brass, bridle leather & goat suede

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

‘…You nailed it’ 

Tony Chambers, Editor in Chief, Wallpaper magazine

'A significant modern re-imagining...' 

Prof. Seona Ried CBE, Director, Glasgow School of Art

'Like a flower, our chair is born of a stamen; with the concept revolving around the beauty and vibrancy of the natural form'

Marisa Giannasi, Method, Designer-Mack Chair, GSA Alumni

In 2011 Method were commissioned by the Glasgow School of Art to design and create a new collection of chairs for the schools prestigious Mackintosh Room. 

This would be the first time the school had commissioned new bespoke furniture since legendary architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

To sit comfortably amongst the numerous irreplaceable original examples of Rennie Mackintosh’s work, the brief called for a sympathetic but forward thinking design.

We firmly believe that traditions are not honoured through repetition, rather considered interpretation, so we chose to embrace the artists passions for new materials, Asian styling and flamboyant nouveau influences, with a startling departure from the expected.

To further honour his spirit - somewhat out of necessity - we developed a strong working relationship with a team of precision oil-rig-part-engineers and industrial adhesives experts, on the fabrication side of the project. Mackintosh's own designs were thought so outlandish and unexpected that at the time that respected cabinetmakers scoffed - and often he was forced to turn to the lowly journeyman carpenter to bring his creations to life.

After nearly two years in development the 24 chairs – each meticulously handcrafted from solid ash, rose or pastel green precision-engineered solid aluminium and hand-stitched organic leather - now sit alongside some of the world’s most influential furniture.

(We also used pioneering adhesives -  developed to adhere the bolts into battleships, so that direct hit’s from torpedo's won’t shake them loose - for the first time in furniture making. Another first worth mentioning we think) 

Ash, aluminium & organic leather

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Inspired by the arresting beauty that can be found in natural, elemental materials, the Magma dining table is sculpted from solid Scottish elm and polished, waxed copper. 

The frame is hand-shaped and sinuous, and was all built from a single elm tree, and this skeleton is stitched together with solid elm sutures.

The tabletop is made from a pair of matched elm boards, mirror-jointed, with a pool of polished copper to their centre - as if bubbling up from beneath. 

The knots, scars and flaws in the table surface have also been filled with copper - cast into them in resin form. 

The Magma Dining Table is finished in hand rubbed linseed oil and is available to order by contacting us directly. 

Scottish elm & copper

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Graphic Design: Funda Cevik

Method's creative director and co-founder Callum Robinson was trained by his father. They then worked together for over a decade.

To properly explain who designer, cabinetmaker, landscape architect, builder and woodcarver David Robinson is; what he's done, where he's been (and what he's capable of) ...that's a story that demands to be told over a dram.

His work is genuinely special and very personal, and there is something quite magical about combining his work and ideas with that of the studio, and his son. (An enterprise which, quite simply, would never have existed without his skills and influence)

If you'd like to discuss commissioning a work which involves integrating David's work, please contact us directly. 

He hates phones.

Waiting list/lead time applies

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures & David Robinson

It's reason for being is also it's jaw dropping main feature - to showcase a truly remarkable talent. And because we can. (and because frogs are cool)

The Frog Table is a one off collaborative work, created in conjunction with David Robinson (Method Creative Director Callum's father) 

We believe that the frog table is precisely the kind of thing we should be doing more of. Because soon there won't be anyone left who can do this sort of thing.

And that's a sobering thought. 

The top of this huge statement coffee table is made from one remarkable piece of old growth elm, from Kellie Castle, in the Kingdom of Fife. The minimalist, Asian-inspired base - more a subtle plinth than anything else - is made from fumed (dark) solid Scottish oak.

The surface of the table has been carefully milled with a hand-router (at nearly a metre wide, it's too big to be machined any other way) before being customised with it's extraordinary amphibian frieze.

In order to gain the necessary height the main frog was added, from a slice off the butt end of the board, prior to the carving - whilst all the other details were achieved by carving down into the surface. 

The clever bit is to remove everything but the frogs and the lily pads. 

Oh yes - the lily pads. Look closely, and you will begin to see the estimated 180,000 chisel-cuts that create that randomised, dimpled texture. 

Clearly the work of a madman. (the really, really clever stuff often is)

Contact us personally to discuss purchasing this unique piece, working with David, or incorporating his remarkable carving into a Method piece

Scottish elm & fumed oak

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures & David Robinson

'The timber we utilised to realise the pictured iteration of this table was felled in Shandwick Place in Edinburgh, during the building of the new tram-link. It was cut, milled and dried on a farm near Winchburgh, and crafted at our workshop near Linlithgow.

It returned to our client in Edinburgh upon completion, having travelled a combined distance of less than 20 miles'

The design of the divining table grew from a desire to create a table for doing everything. Eating, drinking, reading the paper, entertaining..the heart of a home - whilst also creating a feeling of precision weightlessness with the silhouette, even when built in heavy, durable, solid hardwood.

The underside of the top is pared back at an angle, and raised slightly above the hand-shaped wishbone leg structures with an indigo-dyed oak spacer - creating a 'floating' shadow gap.

The legs are laminated from thick layers of solid elm and hand-sculpted, before being tied together with a beam of indigo-dyed Scottish oak to create the framework of the table, upon which the slim top could be bolted.

The table is accompanied by a long bench-seat - also built in Scottish elm - very much inspired by our Mack Chair design for the Glasgow School of Art, but with a complicated super-cruciform of solid oak and a long, double-kick seat pad, formed in birch ply and then out-stitched in organic leather.

The cruciform design was immensely challenging to build. It is also dyed with layer upon layer of indigo, allowing the grain feature to shine through, but giving it the feel of some precious otherworldly mineral. 

Scottish elm, Scottish (indigo-dyed) oak, organic leather, birch &steel

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

 Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Developed as a means to make the most of our off-cuts and waste materials, our Bench-Made homewares are handcrafted from the finest Scottish hardwoods, thick naturally tanned leathers and precision engineered metals.

Available exclusively from the M74 Store on Linlithgow High Street (opening August 2018)

HANDMADE CUTTING & SERVING BOARDS

Each board is crafted from a single piece of provenanced Scottish elm or maple, for durablity and natural beauty. 

They feature an elegantly bevelled base - making them easier to pick up and producing a unique look - as well as a thick bridle leather hanging tab, custom brass locking-pin and scorched logo-fire-brand detail.

Hand-finished in our own blend of edible mineral oil and Scottish beeswax (Nairnshire, Highland bees) 

KNIFEBLOCK - DAVID ROBINSON FOR METHOD: BENCH-MADE

Handcrafted from the finest solid hardwood, our sculptural Bench-Made knifeblocks combine clean, elegant ash with rich American black walnut. A truly unique sillouette, finished in hand-rubbed oil.

Each product Includes a provenance-tag, documenting the timber used, location of the tree and the name of the maker, and a tin of our own bench-made replenishing wax oil.

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

An ultra-exclusive silver chess set; the result of a very special artisan collaboration with renowned sculptor Andy Scott and Royal Warranted Scottish silversmiths Hamilton & Inches.

Andy Scott will create a remarkable set of meticulously hand-sculpted chess figurines; each an equine celebration of the characters, moves and history of the game.

Each each exquisitely realised clay piece, ranging in size from 10-15", will be derived from the monumental head and neck composition of The Kelpies and, when completed, will be handcrafted in sterling silver by Hamilton & Inches

The full collection will then be presented on a 6ft6”x6ft6” (2x2m) bespoke gaming table - designed and meticulously handcrafted solid black walnut and silver-oxidised birds' eye maple and rich full-grain anthracite leather by Method Studio.

This unique combination of fine skills will only be fully realised upon commission. The eventual client will even have the opportunity to individualise key pieces, which can, upon request, be designed and sculpted in likeness of the client’s own favourite horses or equine pursuits.

The full artistic plans and story of the collaboration, as well as one stunning silver playing piece for the Game of Kings chess set and a handcrafted section of the gaming table, were unveiled at an exhibition of Andy Scott's work at Glasgow Caledonian (GCU) Wooster St campus in Soho, New York, in June 2016

interested parties should contact: hanneke@scottsculptures.co.uk

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'Simply beautiful...I'm delighted...'

Ross Haston, Managing Director, Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh

We're great admirers of the incredible work that Royal Warranted jewellers and silversmiths Hamilton & Inches team of traditional artisans produces, so it was a genuine pleasure for us to design and handcraft something for their historic 19th century, David Bryce-designed George St premises. 

The bespoke piece we developed - eventually crafted in solid Scottish oak, brass and full grain Scottish leather (in their striking signature purple) - combines a high, bar like customer side and with a lower, writing desk height side for staff.

Housed within the lower side are three fully removable modular storage drawer sections - each a piece of fine bespoke furniture in it's own right - which can be removed and used in other locations throughout the boutique. This design provides great versatility and a minimal footprint, with maximum storage.

These guys are all about the details, so we went to town. Personal favourites of ours are a slim, drawer-locking door detail inspired by (pinched from) a Charles Rennie Mackintosh design - allowing all drawers to be secured with just one handmade brass key.

And a meticulously realised three dimensional relief carving of Hamilton & Inches logo; developed and beautifully created by master-woodcarver (and family member) David Robinson

Scottish oak, full-grain Scottish leather & brass

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The design of this clever, compact desk was so closely tied to the family who commissioned it - and so shaped by their input and enthusiasm - that we named it after them

This piece needed to be narrow - to work in a specific space in their home - but still wanted to feel very elegant. 

To fit within their carefully curated furniture collection and to compliment their clean, minimalistic sense of style and the design of their beautiful home it needed to be contemporary, considered and subtle, and to address the modern (often maddening) issue of cable management.

As the project progressed it also became clear that to appeal to their other (harder to see) sensibilities, it needed to be celebratory of mixed fine materials, be precisely engineered...and contain a few secrets.

The finished design employs a pair of waxed sliding dovetail joints, cut into the solid American black walnut body of the desk. This allows the entire desktop, which is clad in thick anthracite bridle leather, to slide smoothly out and reveal the gently sloping raspberry leather interior (so pens won't roll into tricky areas) 

A slight gap remains at the back of the desktop when closed which allows cables to drop down inside and plug directly into a handmade solid walnut plug socket, fitted upside-down inside the desk to be more intuitive.

There is also a hidden secret compartment in the rear of the desk. 

Because we all have secrets.

American black walnut, powder coated steel, anthracite bridle leather & raspberry cowhide

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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On the face of it, it doesn't sound unreasonable.

But just try and find one... 

We couldn't. 

So we designed one. 

Created with English brand London Undercover, our stand evokes the opening of an umbrella; revealing an elastic webbing of flexible spokes, which grips the umbrella's an provides a stunning contrast to the golden tones of the solid oak construction. 

The open sides promote air circulation and aid the drying of your umbrella, and a waterproof drip tray in the base prevents floor damage. 

It looks good too. And for our money, it's the only one out there that does. 

That's likely why Monocle HQ, Monocle Cafe and the House of Moynat all keep their umbrella's in one.

- Currently not in production -

Oak, elastic & birch

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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Designed in homage to the classic steamer trunks and portmanteau of the grand tour era, our campaign case is a true labour of love. An in-house project fusing leather, hardwood and brass to create a tactile, romantic and functional piece of watch luggage unlike any other.

We've created these cases in some truly remarkable combinations. With custom leathers, scorched timber, gold plated hardware...to name just a few, and even developed custom versions in ultra-limited numbers for some of the UK's finest bespoke watchmakers.

Always special. Always subtly showing the hand of the maker, and always with a custom-tailored wrist-profile-last, crafted from solid hardwood and wrapped in thick bridle leather. 

For us it's about celebrating and revelling in the ritual. The winding, the cleaning, the admiring...it's all part of it. We believe that the opening of the case and the reveal should also be a hands-on experience.

Campaign cases available to order from approx £350+

Various timbers, various leathers, various metals, 

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'We want one...badly' 

Q.P. Magazine

When we created a one-off bespoke watch chest for Vacheron Constantin, we sourced some stunning and rare, old-growth brown oak - a very special and highly sought after variety of oak - from the Althorp Estate in Northampton. 

A small amount of this special timber remained after the commission was completed, carefully hidden away under a workbench (cabinetmakers are terrible hoarders) 

For exhibition, our team designed a watch chest for four timepieces; inspired by the design, material palette and feel of the Vacheron Constantin chest, but on a more intimate scale - which could make use of this finite supply.

No pressure on the maker then.

This gives the resulting piece, the only one that can ever be made (that's how much timber we have left) a very special lineage.

Althorp oak, brass, goat suede & burgundy bridle leather

SOLD

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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The Equilibrium table is a study in balance, mixed materials and the appearance of weightlessness.

The simple design is heavily influenced by both modern architectural forms and the three wheeled scooter-vans (Ape's) commonly seen whizzing around the Tuscan villages where Marisa, one of our creative director's family hails from. 

The result (the front foot cannot be seen from above) is a deeply pleasing cantilever - which has seen visitors to the Royal Scottish Academy get on their hands and knees to discover its secret. 

Construction calls on a simple but very effective mitre-lock joint, which allows the stunning walnut grain to flow un-interrupted around the piece.

American black walnut & powder coated steel

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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Designed, quite simply, to outdo every other events companion in the world (a task in-part simplified by filling it with fine malt whisky...which instantly elevates any work)

The Malt Vault's design employs inwardly curving faces formed under pressure with laminations of birch. These are clad with organic leather inside and out to create a lightweight rigid skin, which will age beautifully. 

The structure is handcrafted from finest solid hardwood, and the internals are detailed in organic leather and polished stainless steel. 

The heavy-drawing, smoothly sprung stainless steel draw-latch is British made, and is more commonly used on the sides of lifeboats. But it's a stunning piece of engineering. And we couldn't help ourselves.

The work is unapologetically robust - crafted from solid hardwood and leather - but is also subtly balanced; thanks to a considered asymmetrical design. 

Hidden inside the vault are two handmade decanters and four hand-cut tumblers, all handmade from the finest full lead crystal by England's last remaining traditional crystal makers and secured with tactile leather finger-straps and solid brass Sam Browne studs.

Handmade to order in a variety of timbers and leathers, lead time applies

Fumed oak, bridle leather, stainless steel & full lead crystal

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Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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'...All your pieces, whether modern or more traditional, they all have 'soul' and a distinct signature

...I Love it'

A.T - Hong Kong

The oak is quarter sawn - A practise really only employed by small, specialist sawmills - for the ultimate balance and stability. This process also reveals beautiful, glowing medullary rays in the timbers surface.

The timber has been fumed - a traditional process to darken oak (practised since it was discovered that the oak beams in cow byres would go black, as a result of ammonia fumes) 

These days we use ammonia solution.

The timber was felled, milled and dried near Auchtermuchty, in the rolling hills of the Kingdom of Fife, across the water from our studio.  Each piece used in the making was carefully hand-selected by our creative director (who likes to get his hands dirty...occasionaly)

The palette for the chest was to be subtle, elegant and sophisticated. So the oak was partnered with solid brass detailing - custom made in-house, which, later in the process, was bronzed.

The bespoke wrist-profiles, like the lasts of a fine leather shoe, are tailored to the clients exact wrist size, and crafted from solid oak and thick, veg-tan organic leather. Each profile is gripped snugly between two padded leather shoulders

In the upper part of the chest - which has been traditionally fumed to give it a rich, deep dark colour - a slim leather-lined tray is neatly housed, allowing straps and tools to be stored, and adding another layer of protection to the fine collection of watches stored below

 Fumed oak, brass, bridle leather & bridle leather

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

'A beautiful bicycle is a work of art, and just as every artist needs a canvas, every work of art needs a frame'

Anon.

A finely crafted collaboration betwixt designer, cabinet maker and pipe-fitter; paying homage to the fine art of the bicycle, and reminding ourselves that until fairly recently blacksmiths and portrait painters were equally respected as artisans.

Created for the 'Maker's of the Exceptional' Exhibition at the Royal Academy of the Arts in London, the work combines a rich mix of natural materials and tones, framing a bicycle in truly unique fashion.

Scottish oak, copper, blackened brass, oiled Tuscan leather, powder coated steel & steamed willow

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Costello table is one of the first pieces that Marisa & Callum designed together. 

Simple, elegant lines. 

No clutter.

Hand-shaped limbs.

Revealing a vibrant, playful pop of colour when explored.

Entirely solid hardwood skeletal construction, traditionally mortise & tenon jointed, with dovetailed drawers running on waxed oak runners.

Drawers are lined with full grain leather (subtly angled towards the front of the drawer - to make it easier to find things)

Also pictured is a tight shot of a bespoke chest of drawers version we created in American black walnut and oak. The panelling, all shadow gapped and jointed in solid hardwood, had to be fitted during the gluing stages, making the assembly as much a puzzle as an exercise in cabinetmaking.

(one of the panels is a secret drawer...but you'll never find it)

Ash, oak & full grain leather

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

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Images: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Imagery is scant - because deadlines were super-tight (and honestly, you need to go into their flagship on Albemarle Street and see it for yourself - what these guys do is absolutely stunning)  

...But we do have this one shot of the beautiful bespoke meeting table we designed and created for legendary British brand Globe-Trotter's bespoke area, in their new flagship UK store. 

The table was made from a combination of solid raw oak and fumed oak. Fittingly, the piece was slim, elegant and handcrafted - just like their legendary luggage. 

It's also fitting that there be a generational aspect to the piece, given that their factory relies on skills handed down through the years. 

The brand's logo device was painstakingly incised, by hand, by David Robinson (father of Method Creative Director, Callum) to finish the piece with a flourish.

Oak, fumed oak & steel

Bespoke@methodstudio.co.uk

+44 (0) 1506 843 478

Image: Marisa Giannasi