David Linley

I have always loved wood. Every piece is different. It gets better with age and it has a certain character all of…

— David Linley

A lot of the design courses in schools and colleges don't incorporate very much making, and a lot of the making courses…

— David Linley

I don't use my title.

— David Linley

We are not training crafts people as we used to do. We're not giving people the chance to learn. Education has become…

— David Linley

I love Burgundy but my favourite is a Bordeaux - Chateau Leoville-Barton.

— David Linley

Someone did once bow to me, and my mother immediately told them off. Although whether she was prompted by the breach of…

— David Linley

I would love to get into the dictionary as synonymous with great quality and service.

— David Linley

I like to say we can make anything in wood.

— David Linley

A lot of my pieces have involved teamwork, but hopefully they've inspired people to make things - that inspiration would be a…

— David Linley

Some of my best moments have been in friends' libraries. They give you a sense of quiet, well-being and order that a…

— David Linley

I over-caffeinate in the morning, herbal tea after lunch and at 7 P.M., it's nice to have a glass of white wine.

— David Linley

I'm quite well known for wearing polo necks. I get them from John Smedley.

— David Linley

My parents had this extraordinary circle of friends. My father would be photographing somebody every day, someone from the world of the…

— David Linley

There is something reassuring about British-made products and their inventiveness and ingenuity, their creative spirit and eccentricity and their British wit and…

— David Linley

I love wood. I love its permanence, its way of changing hue over the years, its way of expanding and contracting, of…

— David Linley

I made an urban-looking bicycle that could stand up to potholes. Of course, it was stolen instantly - proof of the genius…

— David Linley

I love partridge and duck casseroles, and have been known to hunt my own game. It's important to eat off the land…

— David Linley

London is a series of villages, really. I like that.

— David Linley

I started off by doing everything myself, driving the truck, going to the woodshop, buying the wood, designing the furniture, cutting it…

— David Linley

I'm a very methodical cook - it appeals to the logical side of my brain.

— David Linley

I went to church with my grandmother every Sunday.

— David Linley

The year 2006, when I came to Christie's, was a very euphoric time to be part of the art world.

— David Linley

There's a real hunger to understand where objects come from, how artists show their understanding of materials. And there's something fascinating about…

— David Linley

When I left Parnham aged 18, I could easily have ended up twiddling my thumbs in a workshop all week. But I…

— 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…

— David Linley