The Makers

Having grown up on Anglesey, John worked as a designer-maker in Manchester for many years. His move back to Wales inspired him to work increasingly in wood and in 2014 launched his Making Little furniture range. His most recent project has been the successful completion of a timber frame extension to their house using all natural materials and local workers.

Learn more about John and his work here. 

After several teaching posts including Glasgow School of Art, Yusuke was drawn to the natural environment of Pen Llyn. In 2016 he was granted an Exceptional Talent visa to explore his silversmith practice and has since settled on the Peninsula. He has exhibited in several museums and galleries including Goldsmiths Company in London and accepts private commissions.

Learn more about Yusuke and his work here.

Hailing from Hokkaido in Japan, Satoko is an accomplished silversmith whose contemporary jewellery has been included in many international exhibitions over the past decade. As a bespoke wedding ring designer-maker and experienced lecturer she holds regular workshops on the Llyn Peninsula, which has been home since 2016. Her latest collection featuring advanced engraving techniques is available online.

Learn more about Satoko and her work here.

Mark has been designing and making unusual products and installations for over 20 years. Commissioned for wide-ranging projects such as furniture for Channel 4's Big Brother house and customised surfboards; his passion for the natural environment combined with making now sees him creating bespoke wooden cabins and outdoor furniture.

See some of Mark's work here. 

Part of the family that set up and manages the Felin Uchaf project, Urien is most at home outdoors. Whether fishing, climbing, surfing or working with wood, Urien's guiding light is to live harmoniously with his environment. His passion led him to boat restoration and is now incorporating smaller, domestic pieces.

Learn more about Urien and his work here.

A native resident of Pen Llyn, Deio trained in bench joinery whereafter he worked at Felin Uchaf for several years practising his art. He is passionate about wildlife and trees - especially indigenous species - and this respect is evident in his work, which spans from furniture to large scale timber structures.

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Growing up in Sheffield, most of Kurt's memories are of his Fathers’ and Grandfathers’ workshops. Specifically, he recalls how their tools were treated like special instruments, each with their own purpose. Now a professional silversmith and blacksmith Kurt feels a strong connection to the tools he makes to produce his silverware viewing them as inextricably linked.

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Rauni creates distinctive, sculptural silverware and jewellery in the Nantlle Valley near Caernarfon, where she set up her studio 20 years ago. Much of her work is made to commission and is in collections including the Goldsmiths Company, the National Museum of Wales, and is exhibited nationally and internationally.

Finding peace in the process, Nichola takes time to use Slow Building techniques when creating her ceramics. Originally from NW England, moving to Pen Llyn has offered Nichola the physical and mental space to explore her craft. Simple, primitive methods allow her to build strong, structural forms that hold the illusion of a thrown pot but on closer inspection show slight imperfections, her comment on modern life.

See more of Nichola’s creations here.

Discovering a passion and ability for crafting later in life has led Lisa to set-up her own furniture and upholstery business. Lisa is inspired by the wild beauty of Pen Llyn and the high quality of British fabrics. She incorporates these into her work through fabric choice and usability, she leaves her mark when reviving old cherished pieces as much as when designing a new item.

See Lisa’s work here.