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Working from Jennie’s sketches, Nick developed a plan for the exhibit structure. “Since it was to be used outdoors and indoors, it needed strength and regidity,” he says. “It is a balance of strength and beauty with white oak and a cedar shingle roof to shed water properly.” For extra durability and craftsmanship, he dovetailed the exhibit’s structure, and the joinery is pinned to weather years of use. The structure was built in three pieces for easy movement seasonally between indoors and outdoors.

Nick English is a fine furniture maker based in Bridgewater, Vermont. He completed the North Bennet Street School Cabinet & Furniture Making program in 2015. Following graduation, he began making furniture in the Charlestown Furniture Makers collaborative space. He and his wife, Erin, moved to Vermont’s Upper Valley in 2018. Together they run their small furniture business, Petite & English.

We spoke to Nick to learn more about his background, how he got into designing and making furniture, and what makes him tick!

Nick English (Bridgewater VT) has been working on the Derby Tea Table (below). Spare, beautiful lines, and a video shot over three days by Erin English (click here) that is nothing short of magical. The video is part of the BMAC exhibition because it shows “the complexity and craftsmanship behind each piece.” Watching Nick English construct a table is what you need with your morning coffee.