Aero-note is a prototype music stand. It would be hard to improve on a regular music stands' ability to fold down into a very small space, but I thought I could make a stand that stayed on its feet better, had a greater range of extension,     Aero-note will be shown at this year's North Yorkshire Open Studio event over the first weekends in June.   The ability to hold mutes and even certain kinds of instrument (as well as the sheet music) is an advantage.  

The K - Stacking stool will be officially launched at the North Yorkshire Open Studios online event over the first two weekends in June. It has been road-tested at The Balance Rooms Yoga and wellness centre down the road from the workshop in Pickering, as well as at my home and in the workshop. The initial batch of stools are in beech and there is a choice of seat finishes: birch ply with Formica laminate or in woven rattan.  

In its raw state, the trivet stool has been in existence for just over six months. I have been trying it out in the perpetual stress-test conditions of my home. It has been a useful emergency seat at meals, a very resilient step-up for things just out of reach and a side table. It's stackable too.

A stool based on three identical legs forming a seat when joined together. As with most steam-bent forms there’s a certain amount of trial and error involved. So far, there’s been plenty of trial and definitely enough error… but as they say, if something’s worth doing, it’s worth getting it wrong. Hopefully, determination and harsh language will see us through.