Kitchen & Furniture Makers and more
Company History
Harris and Thurston Furniture Makers, Bay of Islands was established early in 2006 by Ian Harris and Stephen Thurston. Ian and Stephen became bespoke furniture makers as a way to combine all of their woodworking skills and expertise along with the need to fulfil clients needs for one-off specialist furniture that is not ‘off the rack.’ They have gone on to include kitchens and bathrooms in their catalogue as a result of customer driven needs and believe that the same approach to quality and design can be applied to this area.
Previous Experience
Ian worked for over 10 years as a traditional wooden boat builder and his main interest has always been woodworking. Steve had been working for a premium kitchen and cabinet maker for about 5 years and was looking for an opportunity to work more with real timber. Both wished to move their careers forward as wooden furniture makers.
Exceptional Craftsmenship
Both have an eye for detail, are exceptionally good at listening to their clients needs, as they often have to complement or match existing furniture styles or colour, and come up with a product based on a concept sketch. Not only do they have excellent furniture making craftsmanship, they also offer personalised service by visiting the clients home or workplace as the environment in which the furniture will be situated needs to be taken into consideration and custom measured.
The wealth of experience in both their backgrounds means that more unusual projects are welcomed from octagonal display cases, through entertainment units designed and built around specific audio components, to repairs on the woodwork of a Model A Ford.
