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42 Educators providing Courses

Shipshape Boatbuilding

shipshape boatbuilding

4.8(9)

Bristol,

I'm a wooden boatbuilder, who specialises in building lightweight, skin-on-frame boats and runs kayak & canoe-building courses. Designing and making simple, beautiful and usable boats gives me huge satisfaction. At school and university I always had access to workshops. I grew up kayaking in Devon, then much further afield (Nepal, British Columbia, The Alps...). They were the things I enjoyed the most. But after graduating with an MA from the Royal College of Art, I didn’t set foot in a workshop for over a decade. I worked in a digital world, designing good experiences for people on the web. I set up my own company and taught design at university. At weekends and in the evenings, I did up a couple of VW vans, and worked on our family home. When a friend died from cancer I knew life was too short, and I had to get back in the workshop and on the water. Looking to weave together a life-long love of kayaking, design and craftsmanship, I moved to Lyme Regis and enrolled to train at The Boat Building Academy. When I returned to Bristol in 2015, the Underfall Yard had just re-opened some of their historic workshops with Lottery Funding and I took on a unit. It’s now a place to make boats that I can be proud of, that people use and that will last. It’s a satisfying reward when I help people build a boat and they say “I made that!” Whether you build a boat, or I build it for you, it would be my pleasure to help you climb aboard your very own Shipshape boat.

Sigvaris Britain

sigvaris britain

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More than 150 years of history with compression garments, 60 years of expertise in medical compression therapy As a Swiss company, SIGVARIS GROUP is 100% family-owned since it was founded in 1864 in Winterthur by Moritz Ganzoni-Sträuli and his associate Niklaus Barthelts. For about 100 years, SIGVARIS GROUP produced “rubber-elastic textiles”, which it sold both in Switzerland and abroad. From 1958 to 1960, the company collaborated with the phlebologist Dr. Karl Sigg and developed a medical compression stocking to improve venous function and relieve venous-related conditions. Today, SIGVARIS GROUP is committed to helping people feel their best with high-quality and innovative offerings in medical compression therapy. Every day. Worldwide. Our portfolio caters to a wide range of different needs and indications. As SIGVARIS GROUP, we are a reliable and experienced partner for our customers around the world that include pharmacies, DMEs, orthopaedic and medical specialist stores as well as medical professionals and hospitals. They advise individuals and provide them with products and solutions for medical compression. With headquarters in Switzerland, we operate our own production plants in Switzerland, France, Poland, the US and Brazil. We are close to our customers, having subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Canada, China, Australia, Mexico and distributors in more than 70 countries on all continents. We combine Swiss heritage with local craftsmanship. Our currently more that 1600 committed professionals worldwide are dedicated to the well-being of the users of our products – with solutions that support them in all their activities.

Shh by Sadie

shh by sadie

Plymouth

Three things you need to know about Sadie: she loves colour, she loves patterns and she loves things that are a little bit different! Welsh designer Sadie Hawker has created an exciting, luxe jewellery collection for lovers of vibrant colour, exotic print and intricate craftsmanship. Sadie's never been shy about experimenting with fashion and is a fan of shoes, handbags, and of course, jewellery - things that can transform an outfit from nay to yay instantly! Her search for well-made statement pieces that "not everyone" was wearing led her to making her own jewellery whilst living in New Zealand. She enjoyed it so much that it quickly grew into an obsession, and she was soon stocked in several cool, independent stores across the country - her very first was Rex Royale, on Cuba Street in Wellington! After several successful years sharing her love of bright statement jewels down under, Sadie returned to her home hemisphere. Shh by Sadie is now stocked in NZ, UK, USA, Portugal, Australia, Hong Kong and Guadaloupe. Sadie creates statement pieces for you to have fun with, that give you confidence, put a spring in your step and bring your outfit to life! Her designs reflect Sadie's love of playful, colourful statement jewellery that will last longer than one season and be mixed and matched for years to come. She wears her jewellery every day, and hopes you will too! Sadie enjoys using traditional bead looming techniques, crystals and chains to create her unique pieces. She hunts down limited stashes of vintage beads, chains and embellishments, and so Shh by Sadie pieces are often one of a kind or limited edition.

Williams and Cleal Furniture

williams and cleal furniture

Williams & Cleal Furniture School was created to share our passion and enthusiasm for quality craftsmanship, beautiful functional design, and teaching. Since 2007 we have been delivering professional woodworking and furniture design courses to all ages and backgrounds and from all around the world. A drive for excellence in creativity and making is always at the start of all our students’ journeys but we also offer so much more. You might be looking for a more accessible and cost effective alternative to a three year university degree or college course? Perhaps you’ve been considering a career change, wanting to spend more time creating and making objects with your own hands? Our courses will fast track your acquisition of design and furniture making skills, so that you can be back in employment or starting your own business as soon as possible. You may be an experienced maker, but would like guidance in nurturing and developing your design skills or a specific process? Or… maybe you have seen a beautiful piece of furniture and felt inspired to gain the skills to make something similar? Students come to us with varying levels of skills, from complete beginners, to those with medium and advanced abilities. We teach every individual according to their needs. Our tutors can tailor a learning experience to best fit your interests, and aspirations. We pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive learning environment. We ensure the best quality teaching experience, giving individual attention from all our tutors. With a lot of enthusiasm and humour in the workshop, we can also guarantee that learning with us will be a creative and rewarding experience.