A Derby studio built around oak, proportion, and the long view.
Oak & Furniture is a bespoke solid oak furniture studio in Derby, making pieces for homes that would rather own fewer, better things. Every piece is built with real attention to proportion, material, and daily use.
Fewer pieces. Better made.
The studio runs on one simple idea: a well-made piece of oak furniture should feel at home from the first day and keep earning its place year after year.
Every commission is handled personally. First conversation, oak selection, design decisions, the making, and the final finishing all pass through the same pair of hands.
made by hand
hand-finished
from stock
by appointment
Led by Edward Hale, founder and furniture maker.
Edward Hale
Founder & Furniture Maker
Oak & Furniture is led by Edward Hale, a furniture maker based in Derby, England. His work centres on bespoke solid oak furniture for private homes, design-led interiors, and rooms where proportion counts as much as material.
Edward’s approach is deliberately unhurried. Before a piece is drawn, he studies the room it will live in: the wall length, the light through the day, what needs storing, the seating plan, and how the furniture will actually be used.
That practical eye shapes every commission, from oak dining tables and benches to sideboards, media cabinets, alcove shelving, built-in storage, and home office furniture. The aim stays the same: build each piece well, and build it to belong in the room.
What guides the work.
Simplicity
We leave off the unnecessary and put the effort into proportion, oak, and details that actually serve the piece.
Usefulness
Storage, seating, shelving, and surfaces are all planned around how they will be used, day in and day out.
Longevity
We choose solid oak, sound joinery, and finishes that can be lived with, cared for, and renewed over the years.
For private homes and design-led interiors.
We work with homeowners, interior designers, and small residential projects where made-to-measure oak furniture can bring order, warmth, and lasting value to a room.
Typical commissions run from oak dining tables and media cabinets to alcove storage, shelving, sideboards, desks, and fitted pieces for rooms that need a more exact answer than off-the-shelf furniture can give.
- Private homeowners
- Interior designers
- Renovation projects
- Small residential commissions
- Home offices and studies
A Derby studio for made-to-measure oak commissions.
Oak & Furniture works with homeowners, interior designers, renovators, and selected hospitality spaces by appointment. Based in Derby and delivering UK-wide, the studio makes made-to-measure oak furniture designed around real rooms, practical use, and proportion that lasts.
228 Harrington St
Derby, England
United Kingdom
info@oakandfurniture.com
Visits by appointment only.
The best furniture does not demand attention every day. It simply improves the room, supports the life lived around it, and becomes harder to imagine being without.
Tell us about the room.
Whether you already know the piece you need or are still turning the idea over, send a few details and we will help you see what is possible.
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