Grahame Oakey hmcw, Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers
furniture, joinery and CLIENT LIST
Grahame Oakey is an established master craftsman in joinery, furniture and cabinetmaking. With more than 40 years experience in his trades (also including specialist marquetry, parquetry, carving, woodturning, shop and hotel fitting), he operates the workshop from North Devon.
Previously Grahame has retailed his fine furniture and art in gemstone and wood from his own Brompton Road shops (in his 20’s)- virtually next door to Harrods. He now predominantly serves his loyal customers, North London clientele, and occasionally still makes bespoke windows and doors for local clients. Historically, Grahame has made furniture for the Ritz Hotel, Westminster Abbey and many other well known businesses, celebrities and Royalty.
With a meticulous attention to detail and successful engineering of woodworking, he uses over 200 species of veneer and timber to create stunning woodworking whether contemporary or traditional in style. He is a keen advocate of burr wood veneers and a specialist in curved woodworking- whether it is solid timber or veneered. In line with ecological sensitivity, all timber bought in is from sustainable sources.
From very special commissions to utilitarian joinery Grahame applies decades of wisdom in woodworking, ‘tailoring’ projects to clients’ individual requirements and budgets.
In recognition of his achievements in woodworking, Grahame was invited and inaugurated as a Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers in 2016- one of the City of London trade guilds.
In November 2005 Grahame moved his West London workshops to his own Devonshire Farm. This is where He has also grown tens of thousands of trees
Part of the initial idea was to ‘balance the books’ well before arriving at the Pearly Gates....to grow many trees having spent a lot of time cutting them up!
Some of Grahame’s more illustrious clients are listed here, though he serves customers from more walks of life than these.
The Late Anne Lewington
Art with precious gemstones and wood
The Ritz Hotel
curved glass display cases in foyer
Werner Erhard
Office & bespoke curved bedroom furniture
Royal Army Medical Corps
Remembrance book display case for Westminster Abbey
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
Development of display case to house silver statues
The Hyatt Carlton Hotel
Replica display case with marquetry, in foyer
The Crown Estate
Housing for architectural award
Dido Armstrong
Fashion accessories for BRIT Awards ceremony
Geri Halliwell
Divided diamond parquetry floor
Gabby & Kenny Logan
Entrance door and bedroom furniture
Bruce Samson
Bedroom, kitchen, living room and office furniture
The late Lady Lean
Selfridges
Curved panels for window display props
Viscountess Alison Duncannon
Princess Abta, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Princess Naifa Alfayez, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Late Countess of Radnor
Princess Hussa Bandar
Lord Heseltine
The National Trust
Lionel de Rothschild
King Charles III Sandringham Estate
+44(0)1884 881633
