less is more

Designer and Director, Michael Buick

Like many designers and entrepreneurs, the problem to be solved began as his own. Michael had lived in seven houses by the age of seven, and later when setting off for university he moved an average of once a year for fifteen years. It was a lot of lifting and boxing and squeezing things into cars.

Unsurprisingly then, when he began to study furniture-making (a mid-life career change), his interest wasn’t just putting furniture together, as also being able to take it apart again. And while pegged joinery goes back a long way, it seems that’s NOT true of furniture based upon round pegs in round holes. Drawn onwards by his fascination with the circle and a delight in really simple solutions, Michael developed a set of novel pegged joints, the foundations for a whole range of furniture.

Gripped by an idea he had to try, and equipped by his previous career in environmental communications, Michael graduated from Rycotewood furniture school and set up Pegg Furniture.

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Fewer, better things

In a world of shrinking living space and expanding freedoms for professionals, we need furniture that can come with us on our journey, and help us adapt our spaces as our needs change.

I really believe in the benefits of being surround by objects that are made beautifully, that work really well, and that point towards a simpler and less cluttered life. Thought-full things, created with the big picture in mind - of materials sourced sustainably, workers employed fairly, and objects that can go back to nature without harming it.

Furniture for free spirits means living with less, but living better, and being able to let go, take apart, pack up and move on, with the minimum of waste and stress. Life is an adventure, and I hope to make furniture that travels with you all the way, home after home.

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Made NOT JUST with you in mind…

We have responsibilities to each other and to our gorgeous, planetary home. We should always keep these in mind.

Pegg Furniture aims to be the best it can be:

  • Natural materials (mainly wood), ethically sourced

  • Responsibly made, with fair pay and safe working conditions

  • Lasting for years, with care and repair built in from the start

  • Ready for its final journey, returning to nature with no harm

And the dream is BIGGER: can this become a social enterprise that not only produces wonderful furniture (no compromises), but also actively engages with the great issues of climate change and social injustice?

I hope so. It’s a big ask but definitely possible. Maybe you can help make it happen? Get in touch.