Thomas and Christina trained together as furniture designers and makers at Rycotewood College in Thame in the early 1990’s. The course focussed on traditional methods and hand tools, with an emphasis on the designs and ethos of the Art and Crafts movement of the late 19th century.

Their first shared workshop was on a farm; they rented a milking shed with a friend and spent a happy week spray blasting compacted cow poo off the floor, and went on to experiment with making totem poles, one off pieces of furniture, and small batch products.

Thomas spent several years in the wilderness of other people’s furniture workshops learning the trade on other people’s time and materials. With lots of experience under his belt, Thomas established Simple Kitchens in 1998. The business has gone from strength to strength - providing customers with quality kitchens and furniture, and friendly, professional service ever since. After continuing her career in Diabetes research and looking after their young family, Christina finally re-joined Thomas in Simple Kitchens in 2010.

Thomas and Christina have never lost their love of design – or of rising to meet the challenge of designing kitchens and furniture with the perfect balance of form and function.

Always friendly, always professional

Call us on 01844 217 804 for a chat about your project.