Collection: Hope Springs Chairs
Hope Springs Chairs was funded by Jason Mosseri after attending a short Windsor chairmaking course at Westonbirt arboretum, under the expert guidance of Paul Hayden. He found the experience hugely inspiring and started to delve deeply into the history and the craft. He was particularly interested in the tradition of the ‘bodgers’ around High Wycombe, and also the development of Windsor chairmaking in the States.
Jason built his workshop in 2014, and in 2017 decided to take a leap of faith, and to try to forge a new direction as a chair maker. That year, He made a pilgrimage to Tennessee to study under the hugely respected and admired chair maker, Curtis Buchanan, and have been making Windsor chairs by commission ever since.
In order to share his skills, and love of hand tools, Jason also teaches short chairmaking courses at his woodland workshop through the Spring and Summer months. His courses received recognition in 2020, and won a Sussex Countryside Award.
Sustainability
Jason is proud of the fact that his craft, and method of working, has a low impact on his environment. The timber that he uses, in particular, Ash, comes from local estates that are being professionally managed by experienced woodsmen. The woodlands are in a continual process of thinning, felling and replanting in order to provide income and quality hardwoods, whilst at the same time promoting healthy and diverse habitat, and growth for the future.
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