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“I’ve always loved creating space for conversations that matter.”
Ed Cruikshank grew up between Liverpool and Manchester, trained as a cabinetmaker, then studied industrial design in London before spending over a decade working at LINLEY, the bespoke furniture house founded by David Linley, the King’s cousin. Starting as a go-between for the designers and the workshops, Ed ended up leading the design team, and working on projects as varied as chairs to neighbour a 900-year-old bishop’s throne in Norwich Cathedral, and limited-edition Range Rovers.
A yacht project in Auckland brought him to…
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