Archie-Thomas Vick is a timber framer, carpenter, and furniture maker. He specialises in commissioned timber structures and bespoke indoor and outdoor furniture. He combines modern design software with traditional carpentry and timber framing methods he first developed through the Traditional Building Skills Programme supported by The King’s Foundation in 2018. He’s drawn the complex structures involved in Japanese joinery and wants to incorporate them into his own woodwork. His QEST scholarship will fund three carpentry courses at Somakosha School in Okayama, Japan.
Archie-Thomas is interested in the precision and craftsmanship of Japanese joinery, and complex timber joints that allow assembly without mechanical fixings. By combining knowledge from Japanese masters with traditional British carpentry and timber framing, he aims to create work that reflects a balance between the two traditions. The training will help elevate the quality and sustainability of his work, while expanding the services he can offer. He would like to strengthen his own practice through specialisation and expand his collaborative work with other craftspeople. His aim is to preserve traditional woodworking while exploring its relevance for contemporary sustainable contemporary construction and furniture making.
