100 Quotes by David Linley

My parents are very supportive of my work. It's my father who encourages me to keep going and my mother she's very proud. She's keen that I do something creative rather than just printing money in some city bank, you know which I couldn't have done, anyway.

Ideally you should try to buy upholstered items that have retained their original fillings of horsehair, wool or down, because they provide a much more satisfying shape than when they have been replaced with foam rubber or other modern materials.

In close-nailed furniture, if the nails used are identical they have been manufactured industrially, which implies a date after 1850.

My daughter makes great jewellery and my son wants to pursue engineering. They've both been indoctrinated by the school of Linley. People want to get back to painting, building, exploring what their creative sides can do - it's something all human beings crave.

I loved the idea of evolving traditional methods and design to make products that last but are also relevant for the modern age.

There was a time when craft used to mean anything but the considered, stylish or academic. It was a term of derision. The 'craft fair' on the village green was to be avoided.

I don't use my title.

Our chief aim is to make beautiful things that will last forever.

We are a modern family who need to live in a certain way.