Oliver Spendley is a furniture maker and sculptor creating totemic work incorporation native Scottish stone and timber. Olivers gravitation towards sculptural objects has been informed by the timeless wilderness of Scotlands north coast.

Olivers work heavily focuses on the marrying of natural stone with hand worked wood with traditional methods. The time-consuming technique of scribing the timber surface gradually around the changing contour of the stone, skills reimagined from his foundation in traditional Boat building..

Winner of the Sculpted Object category at The Wood Awards 2024, Excellence in British Architecture and Product Design. The UK’s premier competition for design in wood.

“Works of craftsmanship that hold reverence for deep time. have an arresting beauty, far beyond their visual appeal or the ingenuity and refinement of the craftsmanship. They hold space with a particular, almost uncanny power. They sit outside time, held together by natural forces.” Hugo Macdonald, BARD