Tom Aylwin

UK designer/maker - bespoke, artistic, often geographical furniture. Creator of 'Contour Boxes' - precise 3-D relief maps carved into boxes made of English oak.

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Trying to carry on regardless. I'm introducing an element of time into a new version of a Contour Box but I'm slightly obsessed with the notion that whatever I produce should have a timeLESS quality. That may sound contrived and premeditated but it reall… https://t.co/1irAW2U7Oj

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Oh my dog, photography is difficult. Good enough so you know what you're looking at, quick enough to limit faff. I am handing over the important stuff to a pro @rickturnerphotographer. It's so easy to fall into the trap as a professional maker / small bu… https://t.co/OMOQbvOFmU

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Tea with #lindybarletta ceramics https://t.co/Eue2tuqmkt

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Let's play..... where's this? PLEASE can you SHARE if you know? (Thank you) This is a location famous for something (good clue) and tricky to do as a Contour Box...subtle relief with large area coverage. Perhaps less drama than the Alps but definitely me… https://t.co/0yZMNhoTuw

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I have a question for any jewellers or ring collectors out there...I'm prototyping a Contour Box for rings...what sort of height above the felt in this picture do I need to accommodate let's say 80% of rings?...or from the top of the band to the top of t… https://t.co/2H6104d3lg

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Let's play....where's this? Here's a picture of a recent Contour Box commission...hint...it's somewhere in New Zealand.
I'm taking orders now for the coming year so in case I can help you with a unique gift for a wedding, #50thbirthday or big anniversar… https://t.co/g1M3D2yx9T

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Oh dear. https://t.co/hStpn02rZI

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SHARE? https://t.co/zgIcgUE93b

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Let's play.... Where is this? https://t.co/dmSMKqX4yn

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Latest batch of Contour Boxes off to get their bottoms sanded. https://t.co/NLMAfkwZEf

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Making Contour Box bases. All day. https://t.co/6Jn59l5pow

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I should have included this shot as there's something about those coordinates....On the one hand it looks like gobbledygook, on the other it's feels reassuringly geographical. Something to do with that little circle denoting degrees of latitude and longi… https://t.co/v8KEG4jtyh

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Four 24carat gold leaf gilded and ebonised oak Contour Boxes of Snowdon (that's a mouthful) heading to @williamandson Bruton st, London.
#mountsnowdon #hardtobuyforgifts #manwhohasitall https://t.co/rkNZ5R4b9P

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Now you behave yourselves!
Latest batch of limited edition small Contour Boxes receiving instructions before heading to Peter Hall & Son, a beautiful shop in Stavely, Cumbria.
#themanwhohaseverything #cufflinkbox #watchboxes #topographyart #cumbriaart
C… https://t.co/7YA48oRhFA

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Guess which got more attention...
(That's the latest concept car from Rolls Royce - over 11 million quid and can't turn corners aparently) https://t.co/KXXr0FgvGQ

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The South Downs National Park Trust is holding a fundraiser to support their amazing work.
The event is his evening at the Rolls Royce HQ (oooOooooh) so I'm heading there to show my work at the reception.

Via auction and along with other local businesse… https://t.co/LLzLvnJXXR

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This isn't just any old drilling, this is buttock-clenching-hope-its-spot-on drilling. Otherwise the lock won't work. You don't need to wait. It did. https://t.co/OnWyI1ACy8

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Fitting hinges today.
#bespokeboxes https://t.co/LnQJYXJw81

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Small medium and large Contour Boxes on the workbench, soon to be gilded. The small and medium are thank you presents, the large one will be a humidor.
#contourboxes #bespokehumidor #5thweddinganniversarygift https://t.co/uxwmzw32M1

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Is the longest ever skateboard? lovely English Oak soon to be made into #contourboxes: #buttermerefells #campsiehills #pentlandshills and more currently being made (once I've finished showing off).
Get in touch to discuss ordering a Contour Box of your o�� https://t.co/kNAHLPLoYW