Arthur Sterling

Master joiner and cabinet maker, Cotswolds

Master Joiner Cabinet Maker

star 4.9 (124 reviews)

location_on Cirencester, GB

About This Business

Arthur Sterling has practised the art of hand-cut joinery from his Cirencester workshop for over thirty years. Specialising in period furniture reproduction and fine cabinet making, Arthur works exclusively with British hardwoods — primarily English walnut, oak, and cherry. His commissions have been placed in National Trust properties, private country houses, and a number of Mayfair interior schemes.

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Thirty Years at the Bench: Arthur Sterling on the Craft

By the Lumatic Editorial Team · April 8, 2024

Arthur Sterling learned his trade in the traditional way: a five-year apprenticeship, followed by a decade working under another master before striking out alone. Today, from a converted barn on the edge of Cirencester, he produces furniture that draws on English and Continental traditions with equal fluency. His current commission — a breakfront bookcase in English walnut for a country house in Wiltshire — will take approximately nine months from first sketch to installation. 'There is no shortcut to quality,' Arthur says with characteristic bluntness. 'You either do it properly or you don't do it at all.'