A bespoke bar designed and crafted by Temper Studio for a private residence. An awkward corner of the main living space presented an opportunity to design something completely bespoke and gather together some of our favourite materials and finishes. The … Continued
A bespoke commission as a gift from father to daughter. The faceted outer case of the box is English Sycamore and the internal compartments and drawers are English Walnut with Cedar of Lebanon drawer bottoms. The gold velvet ring tray … Continued
Inspired by vernacular architecture, this collection ‘Points of Departure’, references details found in Victorian railway stations between Paddington and Bristol. Taken as starting points, these details are integrated into experimental and explorative furniture. ‘Temple Meads – Waiting Room’ begins with … Continued
In 2017 we were approached by James Middleton to restore a 1930s wooden motorboat as his wedding present to his sister, Pippa. The boat was of a ‘double diagonal’ hull construction, which is an incredibly robust design often used for … Continued
Pioneering Console Table When presented by Mint with the beautiful, yet now defunct, solid walnut CD rack by E15 I sought to retain its essential form yet totally transform its purpose and context. I decided to make a tabletop out … Continued
Preservation Cabinet Having studied the cabinet supplied by Mint, the victim of an accident, I decided that rather than attempting a repair I would much rather preserve it as a damaged object with its own history. I filled its drawers … Continued
BEAM + SPAN Table This bespoke commission began with a huge 3m x 1m dining table that had been bought by the client’s father as a meeting table in Hong Kong. It had then been brought back to London and installed … Continued
Temper Studio designs and makes idiosyncratic, contemporary furniture, household objects and the occasional structure from a small workshop in rural Wiltshire. Our aim is to design without dogma and to learn from the materials through incessant experimentation – ultimately, to … Continued
We were very excited to receive a commission for ‘a tall and delicate bedroom chair’ and jumped at the opportunity. Hidden beneath it’s calm appearance and contemporary lines sits a fiercely complex piece of traditional workmanship. A wonderful thing to touch … Continued
We were commissioned to design and make a simple and functional cabinet to contain the many hundreds of remedies necessary for homeopathy. The cabinet features an English Oak case with aluminium-lined sycamore drawers and spaces for over 700 bottles.