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ndrew Early is a warmly familiar name to those whom, a few years back, spent weekends wallowing in the appealing work-home country spaces of the artisans and crafters of the Midlands Meander. You may even be fortunate enough to own a glorious Andrew Early hand-turned bowl, more fortunate than you know, because that hand work brought on Andrew’s arthritis so he could no longer turn those bowls. Now, wonderfully, he’s turning his hand to something else. The stars aligned when Nick Nolden – manufacturer and importer of home decor goods – identified a gap in his product range: “Wooden furniture, but not production line cabinetry. Something exceptional, more niche, bespoke.” By chance, Nick met Andrew, and by January this year, Nolden & Early opened its doors. Andrew and Nick had a very clear idea of what they didn’t want to be: “We did not want to be another furniture manufacturer using the imported timbers everyone uses.
RIGHT: Nick Nolden and Andrew Early – bespoke furniture makers of wooden pieces of art.
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NICK NOLDEN AND ANDREW EARLY ARE NOLDEN & EARLY, A BESPOKE FURNITURE COMPANY USING LOCAL ALIEN TREES AND MANUFACTURING FUNCTIONAL ART FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO REFUSE TO LIVE WITH ORDINARY, WRITES ANNE SCHAUFFER
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