After graduating from University in Sheffield studying Furniture Design, I found myself drawn to working with my hands, opposed to digitally within a studio. This slight change of path is what led me to securing my first job as a maker at Matthew Cox, where alongside gifted mentors and makers I was able to hone the craft I loved. Over the last 6 years, I’ve been fortunate enough to work on projects for countless renowned interior designers for both Matthew Cox and my own umbrella of Thomas Veryard.

In setting up Thomas Veryard, I wanted to explore my deep-rooted love for vernacular furniture and the traditional processes to produce a contemporary scope of furniture to be handed down through generations - a representation of time periods and design styles fused into freestanding pieces made by my own hands.

As of July 2025, I have set up my own workshop on the idyllic grounds of the Welbeck Estate, following a fire in my previous shared workshop where I lost all my tools and machinery - including those handed down to me by my late Grandfather. Because of this, 2025 was a year of rebuilding what I had which, proved mentally difficult at times - though with this, there were also extremely rewarding green shoots of growth with finding my feet again. Although I no longer have those tools of my Grandfather, I still believe more strongly than ever that it is with tools such as those where true self-expression lies. Enabling a visual language of tool marks and timber to express my ideas and thoughts through furniture.

All of the pieces I make are made by my own hands, ensuring each piece is paid the meticulous degree of care it deserves to live a long life, just like the antiques they often draw influence from.