Chatterton Studio

Chatterton Studio is the furniture and objects practice of Isaac and Alex Chatterton, a husband and wife team in Australia. Isaac leads design and making from a background in furniture design and making, while Alex, trained in graphic design, shapes the direction and presentation of the studio. Much of the work develops between them through conversation, living with the pieces and letting ideas evolve.

Isaac built his first workshop under his parents’ house in Brisbane, then spent two years apprenticing with artist and craftsperson Joshua Vogel in upstate New York, where he developed a respect for traditional woodworking and a love of chairs. Old machinery and traditional tooling remain central to the workshop, and the studio works exclusively in solid timber, never veneer or overlays, mostly American cherry, oak, ash and walnut.