Jeremy Broun innovative woodworker est 1973

Jeremy Broun's passion for working wood spans four decades and is expressed across a broad spectrum of artefacts. Ahead of his time he is one of a handful of pioneers of the Seventies British Craft Furniture Revival. He has won several awards and has exhibited extensively.

Ever seeking to create objects which are
visually bold yet understated and that fulfil
their function, he uses wood imaginatively and efficiently. Clients often refer to his work as heirloom pieces.

Although trained in traditional cabinetry at
Shoreditch College, he is self taught as a designer.  He is also a seasoned author and lecturer and makes films on his craft. 

'The discipline of a traditional craft training has given me the freedom to explore. . .'                 

Jez Broun is currently giving a travelling lecture called Furniture Today which clearly demonstrates the work going on in Britain today rivals if not surpasses any previous era (visit website). A DVD is also available. The hand is an extraordinary extension of the human brain.

Awards

South West Arts Major Craft Award (1978)
Churchill Travel Fellowship to Sweden, Finland and Italy (1979)
Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen (1979)
Member of the Crafts Council Index of Selected Makers (since 1980)
Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers Ambrose Heal Award 1988 & and Masters' Prize 1989
Crafts Council Project Award 1990
UK Booksellers Association Top 200 Awards (Encylopedia of Woodworkinging Techniques) (1993)
Crafts Study Centre support to make a DVD about Alan Peters OBE (2005)


Exhibitions include


Wood  British Crafts Centre 1975
Sunday Telegraph British Craft Awards  Somerset House 1978
Flavour of the Seventies Southampton Civic Centre 1978-9
Prestcote in London Warwick Arts Trust, Pimlico  1980
Sothebys First Sale of Contemporay British Crafts 1980
The Thinking Hand  Royal Society of Arts 1981
New Faces  Crafts Council 1980
Makers Eye Crafts Council 1981
Maker Designers Today  Camden Arts Centre 1984
Best of British  Charles Nesbit Gallery, Miami, USA, 1986
Contemporary British Furniture  Artizana Gallery, Cheshire 1989
After the Storm  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1991
Decorative Arts Today   Bonhams 1993
British Studio Furniture, Cork St Gallery, W1, 1994
Woodo  International forum, Ars Nova Museum, Finland 1997
Celebration of Craftsmanship  Cheltenham, 1997
Live with it  Devon Guild of Craftsmen , Bovey Tracy, 2002
Inspirations Charles Rennie Macintosh Centenary, Hill House 2002


Books published

The Incredible Router  GMC Publications 1989
Electric Woodwork  GMC Publications 1991
The Encyclopedia of Woodworking Techniques 1993 and 2002
Woodwork Now  Batsford  1994


Work featured in

House & Garden magazine
Ideal Home magazine
World of Interiors Magazine
Bristol & West Illustrated News
Bath & County Life
Outlook magazine
The Green Book

The Techniques of Furniture Making - Ernest Joyce
An Encyclopedia of Tables - Simon Yates
An Encyclopedia of Chairs - Simon Yates
A Celebration of Craftsmanship - Betty Norbury