Personal Profile
Joe Pipal is a furniture maker from east London. He studied cabinet making at London Guildhall University and prior to that Fine Art at Nottingham Trent. After training, he spent a year working under the wing of experienced cabinetmaker David Hall, before setting up on his own in 2003. Joe's practice is based on making bespoke furniture to commission but he also devotes time to his own furniture work and research. He has been the recipient of a development award from the Clerkenwell Green Association (now Craft Central), scholarships to craft schools in Maine and Colorado in the USA and a 3-month residency to Cove Park in Scotland.