Furniture Designer and Maker
Tom Faulkner’s signature qualities are distinctive silhouettes, clean lines, and perfect proportions. “I believe in the richness of visual simplicity” says the designer. “There might often be complex geometry at work but most of what I create looks strong, clean and unfussy. The quality of any piece is in the line, proportion, and detail.”
Tom’s Lily planters were created exclusively Them Outdoors, and are an extension of his extremely popular ‘Lily’ range of furniture.
Tom has been making furniture for over thirty years, and has showrooms in London and New York. But the heart of the business is his workshop in Swindon, Wiltshire where everything is handmade. Having his own workshop allows Tom to be actively engaged throughout the design process, and gives him the luxury of being able to produce as many prototypes as necessary to get a piece absolutely right.
Tom says his approach to design can be summed up by two of his favourite phrases, attributed to the great architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe: ‘Less is more’, and ‘God is in the details’.
