Education:
1945-1950 Sir William Turner's Grammar School For Boys, Coatham, UK
1950-1952 National Service: Seconded to the Welsh Guards
1952-1955 Loughborough College, Loughborough, UK: Diploma Loughborough College
1956-1958 Hull College of Technology, Hull, UK: Member of the Institute of Wood Science
1958-1962 Leeds College of Art, Leed, UK: National Diploma in Design City & Guilds of London Institute: Full Technological Certificate in Cabinet Making and Chair Making
1963-1965 London School of Furniture, London, UK
City & Guilds of London Institute: Full Technological Certificate in Furniture Materials. and Industrial Finishes
Teaching posts:
1955-1962 Hull College of Art, Hull, UK
1962-1976 Trent Park College, London, UK
1973-1974 Sabbatical - California State University, Los Angeles, CA, US
1975 Jan-March Visiting Professor: School of American Craftsmanship,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, US
1975-1987 Kirby Studios, VT, US
1990 - 1994 Palomar College, San Marcos, CA, US