My grandmother started my interest in secret doors, trying to find things she lost, and we found an old letter in a… — David Linley Copy Share Image
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 Computers Copy Share Image
In the early 1980s, Linley was a cooperative. There were four of us who designed and made cabinets and desk accessories. — David Linley Copy Share Image
Subodh Gupta works because his artistic vocabulary is firmly rooted in the vernacular of everyday India. — David Linley Art Copy Share Image
I made an urban-looking bicycle that could stand up to potholes. Of course, it was stolen instantly - proof of the genius… — David Linley Bicycle Copy Share Image
My daughter does sewing, needlepoint and very good drawings. My son plays the piano. — David Linley Children Copy Share Image
We should promote and celebrate and enthuse the artisans and craftsmen of Great Britain. — David Linley Copy Share Image
For the novice furniture collector, buying antiques can seem a rather daunting prospect. Nobody wants to feel that they may not make… — David Linley Antiques Copy Share Image
My parents had this extraordinary circle of friends. My father would be photographing somebody every day, someone from the world of the… — David Linley Art Copy Share Image
I'll never forget the moment in 1985 when I was riding my motorbike down the King's Road and I first saw the… — David Linley Copy Share Image
If you cut me open, you would find bits of me looking at things with an aesthetic eye, also with a historical… — David Linley Aesthetic Copy Share Image
I have bought and sold and bought and sold things that have given me great pleasure over the years, and I find… — David Linley Copy Share Image
Usually, when people think of marquetry, they think of Dutch 17th-century furniture with inlaid flowers and jugs. Our goal is to break… — David Linley Flowers Copy Share Image
My father's rooms, as a child, were a very exciting place to be. Not only because of the beautiful models who were… — David Linley Beautiful Copy Share Image
Someone did once bow to me, and my mother immediately told them off. Although whether she was prompted by the breach of… — David Linley Copy Share Image
Design is important. I spend much of my working life as a designer. But how can you design for materials if you… — David Linley Design Copy Share Image
We are no longer teaching young people to make things that are beautiful and of very high quality. We are not giving… — David Linley Beautiful Copy Share Image
I remember being taken to visit houses by my father, who then tested my powers of observation by expecting me to describe… — David Linley Father Copy Share Image
I'm extremely proud of my relations and my heritage and my family. That's one side of my life, and my work is… — David Linley Family Copy Share Image
I started off by doing everything myself, driving the truck, going to the woodshop, buying the wood, designing the furniture, cutting it… — David Linley Copy Share Image
