JOHN GEORGE FINE CABINETRY

Master cabinet maker or master problem solver?


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  • Master cabinet maker or master problem solver?

    The 7-meter cabinet conundrum, and why the best cabinet makers are both. Being a good cabinet maker is not just about crafting beautiful furniture with precision; especially when dealing with fitted pieces, architect-led projects, and highly detailed interiors. A huge part of the job is anticipating problems before they happen and problem-solving in real…

  • The patten and its Shadow

    In a minimalist interior, the visual “empty spaces” are just as important as the fabric of the cabinetry itself. A perfectly consistent shadow gap can be an important statement within the design. By veneering the edges of panels with the same flitch as the face, we can ensure the grain within the timber veneer…

  • Protecting the Design:Why the most important part of your joinery is the part you never see.

    As a designer, nothing is more frustrating than seeing a 3mm shadow gap widen or a floor-to-ceiling door warp six months after installation.While solid wood sounds like the premium choice, in high-end cabinetry, it is often the riskiest. For your large-scale panels, we engineer multi-layered, high-stability substrates (like birch ply or moisture-resistant cores) to…

  • When Architecture Meets Micro-Precision: The Engineering of a Perfect Veneer Match.

    If you’re an architect or designer, you know that the “simple” designs are often the most difficult to engineer.In our latest project, the brief called for both book-matching and slip-matching of veneers that, to the naked eye look like a single, effortless piece of timber. To an engineer, it’s a high-stakes puzzle of stability…

  • Ahead of the Trend

    Recent articles by Vogue and Forbes on, The Eight Interior Design Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2026 (links below) highlight the upcoming use of warm earthy tones, marble, wood, brass within the home.Many of the elements detailed, we were meticulously design realising and crafting into a beautiful kitchen from our clients designs and specification in…

  • Busy Start to the Year

    Meetings with interiors team for bespoke architectural wall paneling and a residential lift paneling interior. Plus the delivery of a lovely little console table love the unusual projects and concepts we get to be involved with. #architectural #bespokeinteriors #furnituredesign

  • The possibilities with Veneer

    The design team and cabinetry workshop @johngeorgefinecabinetry experimentation with a series of mini hexagons, looking into geometric pattern within patterns. for a statement 4 meter table top. #architectural #furnituredesign #bespokeinteriors

  • The Hallmark of Luxury

    Why is fine veneer is the hallmark of luxury modern furniture? In a world of high end furniture, ‘veneer’ can often be underrated and misunderstood, or often seen as a compromise for solid timber. This view is far from accurate. Veneers allow us to create a whole array of shapes, patterns and layers, changing…

  • Veneer preconceptions

    Great discussion in the workshop today about preconception of veneer within furniture. Taking a product predominantly used for flat panel finish layons to produce thin solid laminated curved forms, 4 side cabinetry edgings and visually stunning surface decoration for unique furniture. #architectural #bespokeinteriors #timberveneers