This child-size chair with a hand-woven seagrass seat and a minimal hand-stitched straw back was designed and made by Kevin in 2018. All the materials were sourced locally. His work combines traditional techniques with contemporary innovative designs, such as the pattern of the straw backrest.

Kevin designed and crafted this traditional Orkney chair with a handwoven seagrass seat and handstitched oat straw back. His work combines traditional techniques with contemporary innovative designs. All the materials were sourced as locally as possible, complying with Kevin’s environmental philosophy.

Kevin based the design on one of the earliest Orkney chairs, with a traditional fan back. The seat was handwoven with seagrass and the back handstitched with oat straw. His work combines traditional techniques with contemporary innovative designs. All the materials for the chair were sourced as locally as possible, in accordance with Kevin’s environmental philosophy.

This rocking chair was modelled on traditional Fair Isle chairs with two drawers beneath the seat. The back was hand-stitched with oat straw and the seat handwoven with seagrass. Kevin’s work combines traditional techniques with contemporary innovative designs. All the materials were sourced as locally as possible, complying with Kevin’s environmental philosophy.

Traditionally, the hood of an Orkney chair was added to provide shelter from draughts and to stop drips from the roof of the croft house from falling onto the occupant’s head. The two side drawers were commonly associated with women’s chairs. The seat was handwoven in seagrass and the back handstitched with oat straw.