HEFT STUDIO is an independent design and craft studio based just outside Edinburgh. It’s run by me, Helena. I work mostly on commissions, designing furniture closely with clients to fit their current interiors. So I get to work with a variety of woods, using many different styles for inspiration. But wherever possible I like to include Scottish wood and a technique or mechanism that I haven't used before so I can keep learning and experimenting. I'm currently very into more decorative pieces—things that involve carving, marquetry, or additional detailing irrelevant to the function of the piece but that make the furniture special.

I have an arts background and worked in galleries and museums for a wee while after graduating from university, but I really missed making, I did some college courses in furniture making and it quickly became far more rewarding than the day job so I took the leap in 2019 enrolling at the Chippendale International School of Furniture and haven’t really looked back.