Benchmark
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A powerhouse of craft, Benchmark makes furniture, joinery and specialist metalwork for commercial and residential markets.
Kintbury, Berkshire, England
Joined July 2010
The final Connected documentary is now available! Click the link to see the journey from initial concept, to manufacturing at @MadebyBenchmark and the final exhibition at @DesignMuseum: https://t.co/yMbQwdkgMj
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FINAL WEEKEND | Did you know if you are an Electronic exhibition ticket-holder, you can also see the #connectedbydesign display from @ahec_europe and @MadebyBenchmark at the Design Museum. Catch it before it is too late! https://t.co/4quSSCFhZQ
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Talking wood and remembering Terence with @grant_on_design
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Podcast Episode · Material Matters with Grant Gibson · 07/10/2020 · 54m
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Our Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) category is now live! What are you waiting for? Register on our application system to apply now for the UK’s most prestigious business award: https://t.co/sZO2fGlR7n
#QueensAwards #SocialMobility @beisgovuk @royalfamily
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Don’t miss the second showing of Legacy at #IMMCologne2020 next week! We will also take part in 2 talks on Monday 13 Jan: 1pm, hall 3.1, hall 11, 'Pure Campus' panel talk, and 3.30 at The Stage, hall 3.1, Legacy: a statement of sustainability. #LeavingALegacy #Americanredoak
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INTERN OPPORTUNITY - Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you have a sustainability or design related degree? Would you like to come and work for us for 6 months? Sustainability has always been at the heart…
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JOB OPPORTUNITY - We have a new seat to fill in our Business Development Team. We are looking for a pro-active team player, someone with a strong work ethic and excellent communication and organisation skills. An…
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Our Winter Sales goes live on our website today. We have a number of ex-display pieces looking for a new home as well as stock that we are clearing to make space for new designs. . #sale #contemporaryfurniture #benchmarkfurniture #madeinengland #craftsmanship
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Material Studio opens tomorrow morning @designlondon! Visit us and explore innovative materials by @bioMASON @ANSGroupGlobal @MadebyBenchmark +29 more entities. If you haven’t registered, have a look here and sign up to visit from 18th to 21st September: https://t.co/4bKDaYnx1S
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Have a closer look at the process behind our 10 'Legacy' pieces in #Americanredoak for @L_D_F, in collaboration with @MadebyBenchmark. On display at the @V_and_A until 22 September.
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A collaboration between @MadebyBenchmark and award-winning architect David Rockwell brings us the Sage Collection, with a specific focus on human health and well-being within the built environment. See the launch of this anticipated collection at #100Design25!
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Boards of #thermallymodified #americanredoak are slotted together to create @DPQ_London's garden lookout seat for Sir John Sorrell of @L_D_F. Thermal modification is a process of heating the wood to make it more durable and weather resistant. @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Fluted strips of #Americanredoak are glued together to form Studiomama’s postbox for @HUObrist of @SerpentineUk. The fluting detail is created using a spindle moulder, a machine with a vertical rotating spindle used to shape the wood. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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@JasperMorrison’s table and two chairs for @TristramHuntVA of @V_and_A being sanded and shaped. The individual components of the table and chairs are made up using boards glued together and then curved using a CNC machine. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Components of @terencewoodgate’s two sofas for @AlexBeardROH of @RoyalOperaHouse being assembled at @MadebyBenchmark. The different parts are cut out using a CNC machine, a numeric tool which creates objects out of wood using a computer. @L_D_F #LDF19
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Don’t miss @tomoko_azumi and @kwamekweiarmah at #GlobalDesignForum 20 September, talking about how design can communicate stories, with reference to their ‘Au’ Legacy piece in collaboration with AHEC and @MadeByBenchmark for #LDF19. Book here >> https://t.co/jEFTaO5kUE
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Turning of #Americanredoak to form Raw Edges’ book stand for Iwona Blazwick of @_TheWhitechapel. Woodturning is a technique used to create a symmetrical shape around the wood’s axis of rotation using a wood lathe and handheld tools. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Finishing touches of @sebastiancoxltd’s desk, chair and pencil case for @NevillAmanda, of @BFI. The components are kept together by timber dowels; wooden cylindrical rods used as structural reinforcement. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Looking forward to launching our new Sage Collection 100percentdesign in September. A Wellness collection designed by #davidrockwell @Rockwell_Group . . 18-21 September, Olympia . . #SageCollection #MadebyBenchmark…
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