Good Work: The Chairmaking Life of John Brown

It’s hard to think of anyone more closely associated with the practice of making Welsh chairs than John Brown. In this book, author Christopher Williams, a fellow chairmaker who worked closely with him for several years until Brown’s death in 2008, presents a revealing study of Brown’s life and craft. In particular, he probes Brown’s extraordinary way of thinking about the painstaking work, both physical and mental, required in making things by hand.