ThreeFourFive Furniture - Artists Studio

Helen's Studio

Helen's vision was to have a modern, functional studio in her home in Manchester. This space at the top of her house is filled with wonderful natural daylight and decorated in delicate neutral shades. It was important to Helen that the studio furniture was also light, to complement the room, providing a calm and beautiful space where she can be creative.

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A closer look

The devil is in the detail

Ideas

Helen's ideas included a series of modular cabinets that could be easily put together and moved if necessary. Her heart was set on having a large, traditional planchest to store all her materials and drawings. This HUGE planchest can also be used as a surface for cutting on. Helen works with concrete in her paintings, therefore it was essential that the units and drawers were robust and strong. At the back of the room she incorporated a large pegboard with shelves for additional space to store all her bits and bobs. Helen decided on the Kenmuir handle design for the cabinets - giving a cool retro vibe to the furniture.

Bringing the drawings to life in the workshop

Helen's cabinets were made from Birchply which is beautiful, strong and light in colour. Her cabinets and planchest were cut on the CNC machine and sanded, varnished and assembled by hand. Knowng that Helen uses concrete in her work, we made structural back panels and doubled up the internal stretches to take the weight. Every stage was carried out with bundles of care and precision to ensure a flawless finish. The planchest’s A0 drawers have an extra deep back retainer and it's top doubles as a cutting surface. The Threefourfive team took to the road to transport the furniture from Glasgow to Manchester, to be lovingly installed in the space.

here's what the client had to say

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From initial consultation and design right through to installation, the team at ThreeFourFive Furniture have been fantastic. A blank canvas of a room has been transformed into a fully functioning, beautiful art studio.

We discussed my requirements as an artist at length for the space - the type of work I produce, materials I use and how I like to work. I felt confident in the advice given around layout of the units and choice of materials for the furniture, allowing it to be durable and take a dent or two from my concrete art work!

The furniture units and configuration are very much in their style - clean lines, practical and minimal but with beautiful design touches like stunning finger joints and visible dowels. I love how you can see how the furniture is put together.

It was delivered in a timely fashion and I'm absolutely thrilled with the custom design and wonderful quality that Threefourfive Furniture have provided. I would not hesitate to collaborate with Steven and Arnie again in the future for another project!

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Helen

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Materials

What we used this time around

Birch Plywood

A lovely neutral wood surface, with excellent structural properties. Due to its strong core it lends itself to any handle design. Choose from plain Birch Plywood or a selection of veneers - Oak, Ash, London Plane, Sapele & more.

Birch Drawer

A birch drawer with simple cut handle

Kenmuir

A cool, retro rectangle shaped pull handle - with the option to add colour to the back panel.

Pegboard

One of our all time favourites. Looks funky as a backdrop to any space and has so many practical uses - try adding shelves, or use it as wall panels. The options are endless.