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 produce pieces that are both quietly beautiful and intellectually fascinating.

The Team

George Winks
Founder, designer and craftshuman

Temper was founded by George Winks in April 2013. George grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and spent much of his childhood in his father’s workshop – getting in the way. He went on to study knife-making and upon relocating to London, studied drawing and painting. After graduating he worked as a graphic designer, continued his art practice in painting and sculpture and taught himself carpentry. An autodidact through and through, he believes that there is nothing you cannot learn if you have a practical application for that knowledge. He has a deep love for beautiful well-made things and an incessant interest in the poetics of materials explored through context, combination and opposition.

 

 

Jonny Peel
Craftshuman

Jonny joined Temper in 2014 after helping George complete the Periscope House furniture for Studio Bark. George and Jonny had been friends for a decade already when they started working together and Jonny seized the opportunity to leave London and learn some new skills in a workshop environment. Jonny is responsible for keeping the workshops in order and handles the production of our small accessories. He is also captain of ‘Lifting the Heavy Things’