Currently the workshop is in a great location, in central Sheffield but Finbarr (the founder of www.finkfurniture.co.uk and the person who I am working for/with) has been accepted into a brand new and amazing community of design/craft/art workshops in Sheffield.
Yorkshire Artspace (www.artspace.org.uk) are creating around 13 brand new purpose built studios at Manor Oaks farm, in partnership with Green Estate (http://artspace.org.uk/studios/manor-oaks) we have the biggest and curviest building on the site, which is good because Fink Furniture creates a lot of curvy furniture...
It will be excellent being situated on a site surrounded by green country side with like minded people who are not only interested in the arts, but also people who care about the environment. The building its self is self sufficient, in the sense that the heating is supplied by ground source heat pumps, water (other than drinking water) is harvested from rain water, there is a living wall supplying heat insulation I guess and there are areas where food will be grown, harvested and sold on site at the cafe and visitors centre.
I hope you will come visit as the site is not only for the businesses but for the community :) aaaww, isn't that nice!
that's more like it! :)
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