We are very excited to announce a fab line-up of London IWF speakers for this year’s seminars, included free in your Marketplace ticket. They include Phil Edwards and Richard Arnold. Find out more about each speaker below.
More info coming soon…
Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October, 2025
Itinerary of LIWF Seminar speakers:
Friday
Phil Edwards – Making Wooden Planes: The Essentials
13:00-14:00
Saturday
Theo Cook – Robinson House Studio
13:30-14:30
The Quiet Workshop
14:00-15:00
2025 Seminar Speakers
Phil Edwards
Phil Edwards is the craftsman behind Philly Planes, who are reviving the lost art of the wooden plane making in the UK.
As a woodworker with a passion for hand tools, planes in particular, it was inevitable that he would end up making them himself. From his workshop in Broadstone, Dorset he makes each individual plane by hand.
Theo Cook
Theo has many years of training under his tool belt and has worked as a maker for some of the top designers in the world. He is Vice Principal and Senior Tutor at Robinson House Studio.
Theo’s CV would make any maker envious; he was an apprentice for three years at Edward Barnsley’s workshop here in the UK, and worked for one year with James Krenov in the USA. Theo then went on to to supervise students at Barnsley’s and worked as a master craftsman for them before being whipped-up by design duo Senior & Carmichael, where he spent 9 years as their top maker, perfecting his skills.
The Quiet Workshop
The Quiet Workshop is an independent woodworking school near Cambridge, led by an experienced chairmaker and educator with over two decades of teaching and craft experience. The workshop offers immersive courses in traditional chair- and stool-making, blending fine craftsmanship with an emphasis on patience, precision, and the quiet focus of hand tool work.