A powerhouse of craft, Benchmark makes furniture, joinery and specialist metalwork for commercial and residential markets.
Kintbury, Berkshire, England
Joined July 2010
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The final Connected documentary is now available! Click the link to see the journey from initial concept, to manufacturing at @MadebyBenchmark and the final exhibition at @DesignMuseum:
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FINAL WEEKEND | Did you know if you are an Electronic exhibition ticket-holder, you can also see the #connectedbydesign display from @ahec_europe and @MadebyBenchmark at the Design Museum. Catch it before it is too late! fal.cn/3agch
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Our Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) category is now live!
What are you waiting for? Register on our application system to apply now for the UK’s most prestigious business award: orlo.uk/MC7L9 #QueensAwards #SocialMobility @beisgovuk @royalfamily
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Don’t miss the second showing of Legacy at #IMMCologne2020 next week! We will also take part in 2 talks on Monday 13 Jan: 1pm, hall 3.1, hall 11, 'Pure Campus' panel talk, and 3.30 at The Stage, hall 3.1, Legacy: a statement of sustainability. #LeavingALegacy #Americanredoak
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Material Studio opens tomorrow morning @designlondon! Visit us and explore innovative materials by @bioMASON @ANSGroupGlobal @MadebyBenchmark +29 more entities. If you haven’t registered, have a look here and sign up to visit from 18th to 21st September: 100percentdesign.co.uk/mater… – at Hammersmith, London
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Have a closer look at the process behind our 10 'Legacy' pieces in #Americanredoak for @L_D_F, in collaboration with @MadebyBenchmark. On display at the @V_and_A until 22 September.
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A collaboration between @MadebyBenchmark and award-winning architect David Rockwell brings us the Sage Collection, with a specific focus on human health and well-being within the built environment. See the launch of this anticipated collection at #100Design25!
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Boards of #thermallymodified #americanredoak are slotted together to create @DPQ_London's garden lookout seat for Sir John Sorrell of @L_D_F. Thermal modification is a process of heating the wood to make it more durable and weather resistant. @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Fluted strips of #Americanredoak are glued together to form Studiomama’s postbox for @HUObrist of @SerpentineUk. The fluting detail is created using a spindle moulder, a machine with a vertical rotating spindle used to shape the wood. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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@JasperMorrison’s table and two chairs for @TristramHuntVA of @V_and_A being sanded and shaped. The individual components of the table and chairs are made up using boards glued together and then curved using a CNC machine. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Components of @terencewoodgate’s two sofas for @AlexBeardROH of @RoyalOperaHouse being assembled at @MadebyBenchmark. The different parts are cut out using a CNC machine, a numeric tool which creates objects out of wood using a computer. @L_D_F #LDF19
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Don’t miss @tomoko_azumi and @kwamekweiarmah at #GlobalDesignForum 20 September, talking about how design can communicate stories, with reference to their ‘Au’ Legacy piece in collaboration with AHEC and @MadeByBenchmark for #LDF19. Book here >> bit.ly/33gc71L
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Turning of #Americanredoak to form Raw Edges’ book stand for Iwona Blazwick of @_TheWhitechapel. Woodturning is a technique used to create a symmetrical shape around the wood’s axis of rotation using a wood lathe and handheld tools. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Finishing touches of @sebastiancoxltd’s desk, chair and pencil case for @NevillAmanda, of @BFI. The components are kept together by timber dowels; wooden cylindrical rods used as structural reinforcement. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Slats of wood being steam-bent for @tomoko_azumi’s garden seat for @kwamekweiarmah of @youngvictheatre. Steam-bending is a technique where with the help of a steambox, pieces of wood are heated up and bent into desired shape. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF1
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Scorching and carving of @marlenehuissoud’s beehive for Sir Ian Blatchford of @sciencemuseum. Scorching is a technique where the surface of the wood is charred using a burner. @L_D_F @MadebyBenchmark #LDF1
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Looking sleek and beautiful - @MadebyBenchmark OVO table at CDW last week
#benchmark #fosterandpartners #ovotable #table #furniture #work #office #officefurniture #workspace #furnituredesign #design #CDW #CDW19 #clerkenwelldesignweek
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Sir John Sorrell announces this super exciting exhibition, ‘Legacy’ at the @V_and_A this Sep - 10 international designers work with 10 cultural leaders to produce exclusive one-off objects in collaboration with @ahec_europe & @MadebyBenchmark #LDF19
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Craftsmen from @MadebyBenchmark explore the aesthetic and performative qualities of #americanredoak.
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The Muse Sofa by @MadebyBenchmark with #SpaceCopenhagen which was launched at #100Design is a "tribute to Donald Judd's radical and minimalist universe" reinterpreted for cosy and relaxed modern lounging. Upholstered in made in Britain wool by Tibor.
