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See the chairmaker at work

Find out how Gloucestershire craftsman Paul Spriggs makes a rush seated chair. He uses both traditional techniques and modern technology to make chairs. Although Spiggs is a contemporary craftsman working today, he is working in the tradition of Arts and Crafts designers and makers like Ernest Gimson.

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