Background
Makepeace, John was born on July 6, 1939 in Solihull, United Kingdom. Son of Harold Alfred Smith and Marjorie (Wright) Smith.
Makepeace, John was born on July 6, 1939 in Solihull, United Kingdom. Son of Harold Alfred Smith and Marjorie (Wright) Smith.
He bought Parnham House, Dorset in 1976 and founded the Parnham Trust and the School for Craftsmen in Wood (opened 19 September 1977, later to become Parnham College) to provide integrated courses in design, making and management for aspiring furniture-makers, alongside but separately from his own furniture workshops. One of the early students was Viscount Linley, nephew of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Makepeace ceased running the Trust in 2000 when it moved to the new campus at Hooke Park under a new director who handed the premises over to the Architectural Association, the international school of architecture, for their practical modules.
John Makepeace works predominantly for private clients, but previously designed furniture for the retail market including Habitat, Heals and Liberty"son
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Member Crafts Council United Kingdom, 1972-1975. Trustee The Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom, 1988-1991. Vice president American Friends of Parnham.
Fellow Chartered Institute Designers, Institute Management, Royal Society Arts.
Married Ann Sutton (divorced 1983. Married Jennifer Moores. Children: Paul, Adam.