JOHN GEORGE FINE CABINETRY

Bring on the Unusual


interior design

  • Bring on the Unusual

    Often when furniture is referred to as ‘bespoke’ it’s a pitch to attract an audience. The use of an ‘of the moment’ array of plastic print finished composite boards and prefinished timbers turned into cabinets at standardised sizes, arranged to ‘fit’ within room space available. Sold as bespoke, in reality made to measure… I…

  • Realisation Of A Bespoke Concept

    High-end complex luxury interiors require more than beautiful curation. They demand flawless execution, exceptional material selection, and millimetre precision in manufacture. Cabinet makers have to work closely with interior designers, architects and design build specialists; taking the pressure out of the design realisation requirement, prior to sign-off and exceptionally crafting the pieces within our…

  • 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…