stephen sharkey

artist | designer | maker​
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With keen focus on fine hand-crafting and attention to details, I am exploring and incorporating the philosophy of design - from typography to architecture - into woodwork and furniture making, with inspiration from and interpretations of Brutalist, Modernist and Wabi Sabi philosophies. I attended the GMIT Letterfrack Centre of Excellence in Co. Galway, Ireland, where I achieved a BSc in Furniture Design & Manufacture. I worked for Benchmark Furniture, Kintbury, UK and Mark Asplin Whiteley in Whitby, UK, making luxury bespoke furniture for residential and commercial projects, before setting up my own business in Newcastle upon Tyne, designing and making furniture pieces and a range of homeware. I also consider commissions.


I’ve exhibited and had published fine art photography in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, and have worked extensively on my own projects and also provided camera, photographic direction, video editing and audio/sound on various documentary film projects. 


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