March 2021
We’ve just completed installation of furniture we design and made for a photographer and artist’s studio. All made from 200mm x 25mm Southern Yellow Pine planks.
January 2021
We’ve just finished a commission for a pair of oak speak stands. The levelling conical dowel feet can be adjusted via a discreet grub screw in the inside corner of the frame connecting the base of the uprights together. We deliberately designed these to avoid the customary tall chrome spikes with adjustable nut fixings typical on high end speaker stands, for a quieter less ‘high tec’ character.
February 2021
2 large Southern Yellow Pine desks underway in our workshop. Part of a much larger family of solid timber furniture we’ve design for a photographers new studio.
December 2020
We’ve just installed 9 tall furniture pieces that we’ve developed and fabricated for Mary Duggan Architect’s Old Rectory project in the City. All freestanding leaning units that enclose air handling equipment within the various rooms throughout the building.
December 2020
We worked with Mary Duggan architects on the design and fabrication of a series of solid ash furniture pieces for their Studio for a Composer.
October 2020
Solid Ash curved shelves underway for Mary Duggan Architect’s Composer Studio.
September 2020
We’ve just made a limited edition run of door push/pull plates for our friend Brent Dzekciorius for the exhibition Extraperlo 2021 - Curating Curators. Solid Brass with unique ExCinere glaze experiment inlaid tile surface. Available from Dzek.
August 2020
We developed a lockable glazed vitrine tray for Niwaki as an addition to the exhibition and showroom display system we designed for them several years back. Made from vertical grain Douglas Fir, the tray incorporates a lockable hinged glass lid for use as part of retail concessions.
August 2021
From the offcuts of the recent wooden trestle production, we’ve made limited batch of stools to accompany them (also in Southern Yellow Pine, Oak and Ash).
August 2020
We’ve just finished another batch of trestles in 3 different timber species. Southern Yellow Pine, Ash and American White Oak.
July 2020
We’ve made special edition of our BB folding table and bench with bright yellow hinges and accompanying steel brackets for wall mounting.
July 2020
We’re working with Mary Duggan Architects again on to develop and make a series of large freestanding furniture pieces for their project at the Old Rectory in the City of London. Made from white tinted and oiled Radiata Pine with chamfered detailing that nods to the history of the building in which they stand.
May 2020
As part of the fantastic Architecture Foundation’s 100 day studio online talk series, Simon gave a Zoom presentation of Jones Neville’s and Simon Jones Studio’s work over the past 10 years and discussed some of the ideas which run through the projects. The talk can be watched on the Architecture Foundation’s You Tube channel here
March 2020
We are pleased to announce the formation of our new company partnership.
After almost 10 years of Jack working with together with Simon a change to the business was overdue.
Simon Jones Studio has now become Jones Neville Ltd.
We’ll still continue to work in much the same way as before, but the nature of our collaborative partnership is now more accurately reflected in the name of our studio.
February 2020
The Congregation exhibition we designed for the Architecture Foundation opened between 22nd February and 7th March at St Mary Magdalene Church Crypt, London.
January 2020
We have installed our modular book display for Tenderbooks on Cecil Court London.
December 2019
We have worked with Hugh Strange again to develope and fabricate this sink unit for his recently completed Eucalyptus Tree Studio project. Built from redwood pine board with acrylic laminate surface and stainless steel sink bowl.
October 2019
Installation of Dialectical Materialism for Karsten Schubert Gallery. Park Village East, London.
October 2019
Allied Editions install at Frieze London (for the eight time)
August 2019
Production of new pinboard trolleys (75no) for Camberwell College of Arts
July 2019
Turns for a batch of folding tables. Oak and Siberian Larch.
March 2019
Useful Beautiful now open at Harewood House.
March 2019
Plinth components clad in G.F Smith Colourplan for Useful Beautiful at Harewood House.
October 2018
Bracket tables made for South London Gallery Fire Station
December 2018
Installation of Larch triply furniture at House for a Photographer by Hugh Strange Architects
September 2018
Furniture making workshop at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart. 38 chairs, 30 stools, 10 bar stools, 11 upholstered seats, 17 tables.
August 2018
Bracket selection for Künstlerhaus Stuttgart assembly workshop.
July 2018
Furniture prototypes for the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart all using the folded steel bracket we’ve developed.
CNC steel punching
July 2018
Flat parts being punched ready for folding for our furniture production workshops at Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart
Triangle Leg Table
February 2018
We’re very proud to see our table and bench launched by HAY and now in production and available to purchase
June 2018
Turned Vertical grain Douglas Fir table base under construction for Dzek office.
November 2017
Prototype approval at HAY in Copenhagen. Borge Møgenson J42 chair with our triangle leg table.
October 2017
Our trestles in use by Juergen Teller and friends in Purple
Raven Row - Gianfranco Baruchello: Incidents of Lesser Account
Sept 2017
We’ve just finished working with the curators at Raven Row on the design of the final exhibition before the gallery ‘takes a sabbatical’. In addition to assisting with the more traditional hanging throughout the gallery rooms, we designed this group of temporary wall panels which are braced between floor and ceiling by dowel posts. The three angled planes create a new and varied sequence of spaces and vistas, but also individual backgrounds for a series of large works to be viewed singularly.
The Design Museum - Atrium display system
August 2017
We have just installed the first parts of a modular display system that we designed and fabricated for the central atrium space in the new Design Museum. The project addresses the issue of how to mount changing public displays of 2D and 3D objects against the buildings oak veneered wall linings.
Niwaki Pavilion, RHS Hampton Court Show
July 2017
The 2nd outing of our Douglas Fir and Fleece membrane clad pavilion designed and built for Niwaki at Hampton Court show last week.
Niwaki Pavilion, RHS Chelsea Flower Show
May 2017
A temporary pavilion showcasing Niwaki's Japanese tools, Niwaki's stand was awarded four stars at Chelsea Flower Show this year. Made with a Douglas fir structure, the silver fleece membrane covering the roof protects from rain and sun in equal measure.
John Sheehy - Studio Voltaire
April 2017
An 'in progress' shot - the exhibition design called for an honest approach to materials and an alternative to a traditional hang - as well as requiring the display of a large quantity of varied works. The exhibition continues until 25 June 2017.
Oak coffee table and two trestles - Pace Gallery
April 2017
Solid oak trestle tables and triangle leg coffee table made for Pace's Mayfair gallery.
Niwaki offices and showroom
December 2016
The offices and showroom we designed for Japanese tool suppler Niwaki in Wiltshire are nearing completion. Vertical grain Douglas Fir timber and T&G chipboard panels.
House of Voltaire, 2016
November 2016
The fourth House of Voltaire store which we designed and built opens 18 November on Cork Street in Mayfair.
Pine tables - Cardiff University
September 2016
55 solid pine tables for Cardiff University Architecture Department. 3 tonnes worth! Simple, robust pieces with clever festool knock down connector fittings.
Wrong London @ Hay House Copenhagen
August 2016
Cork lighting display wall and exhibition furniture that we made for Wrong London for use in HAY stores. We installed versions in Amsterdam and this one in the flagship store in Copenhagen.
Trestles - Juergen Teller Studio
May 2016
Ash trestles and tabletops for Juergen Teller's beautiful new studio by 6a Architects
Place & Repeat - V&A
May 6th - 10th 2016
An exhibition installation we made showcasing fabric designed by six artists who were inspired by the V&A's collection as part of a fantastic project by Intoart.
Work Table
April 2016
An Oak Work Table with white laminate tabletop. 1.4m x 2.6m
Wrong.London Milan 2016
April 2016
A cork exhibition stand we designed and made for the launch of lighting brand Wrong.London which was on at Pelota in Milan between 12th & 18th of April.
The Inoperative Community - Raven Row
December 2015
Upholstered benches that we designed and made to seat over 50 visitors to ‘The Inoperative Community’, the current exhibition of film and video at Raven Row, London on from 3 December 2015 - 14 February 2016.
Kartsen Schubert & Tomasso Brothers - Frieze Masters London 2015
October 2015
An 'in progress' photo of the larch plywood display furniture we have just designed and built for a fascinating presentation of Bridget Riley paintings and Neoclassical marble and bronze heads at this year's Frieze masters exhibition.
Allied Editions - Frieze London 2015
October 2015
We built and installed new furniture for the Allied Editions stand and Frieze London which we design each year. Supplementing the existing family of poplar display furniture are a pair of long island units with linoleum surfaces and plenty of hidden storage behind sliding painted ply doors.
Wrong for Hay - Design Junction Exhibition
September 2015
We designed, fabricated and installed Wrong for Hay's exhibition showcasing their lighting collection at this years Design Junction in London. A modular family of plinths, panels and props were all made from cork/rubber sheet to provide a quiet and tactile background for the various displays and counters, Photo by Ola O Smith
Larch Folding Bench
July 2015
A special batch of our folding benches in Siberian Larch. Read more here.
The Jam - About The Young Idea
June 2015
Installation is underway of a Somerset House exhibition about The Jam we have designed together with curator Tory Turk, Nicky Weller and Russell Reader. Lovely graphics by Anthony Burrell. Opening on 25th June.
Niwaki
June 2015
Components of an exhibition stand for Japanese tool supplier Niwaki. 40 trays, 10 frames, and 5 angled wedges form a modular system that can assembled in a multitude of configurations . All made from quarter sawn Douglas Fir. Read more here.
Long work tables
May 2015
We made and installed 7 different Douglas Fir office tables The family of tables including this 6m long version is a development of our Long Work Table design.
Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
March 2015
A new temporary auditorium space within the Künstlerhaus which we designed for the inaugural exhibition under the directorship of Fatima Helberg. 'Container and Contained' will run from 27 March to 31 May 2015: Kunstlerhaus exhibitions.
RIBA - 77 Portland Place
February 2015
We installed tables in the new Royal Institute of British Architects building in London and produced a special batch of a new design we are currently developing for production. Triangular section beech legs and a linoleum covered plywood tabletop. More here.
Wimbledon College of Art
January 2015
The interior we designed for the new studio building at Wimbledon College of Art has just been installed. Desks for 80 students and a simple system of movable panels and desk screens. Read more here.
House of Voltaire
December 2014
Thursday 18th Dec - We will be shopkeepers at House of Voltaire together with the other members of store's design team, APFEL and 6a Architects. Come and see us for a drink and a mince pie between 5 & 8:30pm, and do some last minute christmas shopping to support the fantastic Studio Voltaire.
Artworks for sale include unique works, editions, fashion collaborations, homewares and furniture, by the likes of Jeremy Deller, David Shrigley, Jim Lambie, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Wolfgang Tillmans & Peter Saville to name but a few.
House of Voltaire
November 2014
Once again we designed and built Studio Voltaire's biannual pop up shop which opens 12th Nov at 39-40 Albermarle Street, in Mayfair, London. Support this year is from fashion house Chloé, Photos of the finished store to follow soon.
Allied Editions
October 2014
Allied Editions stand at Frieze Art Fair, London - components of the system we designed and built over the last few years are reconfigured to suit the dimensions of this years space. Here's the stand prior to the arrival and installation of the artworks.
Wrong for Hay
September 2014
We are proud to announce that production versions of our Wooden trestle & Screw top leg stool are being launched during London Design Festival by Wrong for Hay, and should be available for retail in the near future. Prototypes are on display at their showroom at 32 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AB between 18th & 21st Sept 2014.
Hult work tables
September 2014
We have made & installed 4no 3m long work tables at the new Hult Business School Campus in East London. Click here for more information.
Beech trestles
August 2014
White beech wooden trestles shipped to Studio Tom Emerson at ETHZ.
Yvonne Rainer at Raven Row
July 2014
We have been working with Raven Row on the exhibition design of 'Yvonne Rainer: Dance Works' running from 11th July to 10th August 2014.
WO circular table
July 2014
The first batch of circular tables commissioned by Wolff Olins for their London studios.
Craft Council exhibition Space Crafts
May 2014
Screw top leg stool has been selected for inclusion in a Crafts Council Exhibition called Space Craft about Makers and Architecture, 1st May - 1st June at Platform Gallery, Habitat, Kings Road, London. Click here for more information.
Photo by Sophie Mutevelian
Print Shop
April 2014
We designed, fabricated & installed the fit-out at The Print Shop in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station concourse, a temporary store to celebrate 150 years of Art on the Underground. Open from 8th - 19th April. Further details here.
Karsten Schubert office
February 2014
We have designed and overseen the refurbishment of new office space for a London based gallery. See here for project details
Stephen Willats
January 2014
Raven Row - Steven Willats exhibition - We have just completed the exhibition design for the current Steven Willats show at Raven Row
Science Practice studio
December 2013
We have just installed 18 desk spaces with oak versions of the Wooden Trestle
Drawing room furniture
October 2013
We have just completed some folding tables & benches and a plan chest for The Drawing Room in Bermondsey. The furniture forms part of the Outset Study, a reference library of drawing in international contemporary art.
Borough Kitchen
September 2013
A shop fit-out we have designed in London's Borough Market has now opened! More details soon.
Design Junction
September 2013
We are excited to be launching recent furniture projects at Design Junction during London Design Festival (19 - 22 September 2013). We will be showing: Wooden trestle, Folding timber bench, Screw-top stool, BB folding table and bench, Fogo Island Inn stacking chair & Fogo Island Inn table. Come & visit us at Stand S16. Photo credit: Ben Anders / Laura Fulmine
Coco Chanel
September 2013
We have just completed the design & fabrication of Coco Chanel: A New Portrait by Marion Pike Paris 1967-1971 at The Fashion Space Gallery at London College of Fashion. The show runs from 05/09 - 15/11. More details soon.
Borough Kitchen
August 2013
An exciting new shop fit-out project we have designed has started on site. Due to open this autumn, more details soon.
Elmo Bus furniture
July 2013
We have just completed some folding benches & tables for East London Mobile Workshop, a converted bus which will be touring east London running artist workshops & events from August.
Fogo Island Inn opens
June 2013
Fogo Island Inn featuring some of our chairs & tables is now open. The products will be shown together for the first time during London Design Festival in September.
Richard Hollis ECAL
April 2013
Richard Hollis exhibition will be shown at ECAL, Lausanne from 24 April - 17 May
Richard Hollis Pompidou Centre
February 2013
Richard Hollis exhibition will be shown at the Centre Pompidou, Paris from 20 February - 11 March 2013. Photograph by Herve Veronese.
NK Dale
January 2013
I have returned from an incredible residency at NK Dale in Norway where I had the chance to explore working with green wood & develop projects.
House of Voltaire
November 2012
We have designed & built the 2012 House of Voltaire temporary shop in collaboration with 6a Architects & APFEL / Jamie Reid. Open from 21 November – 15 December at 17a Adam's Row, Mayfair W1. More details here.
Tall Wooden trestle
October 2012
I have just finished some bespoke versions of the Wooden trestle, The 900mm high pine trestles were commissioned for displaying models.
Allied Editions
October 2012
Frieze 2012: We have designed & built the stand for Allied Editions to display prints & multiples from: Camden Arts Centre, Chisenhale Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Serpentine Gallery, Studio Voltaire, & the Whitechapel Gallery. Click here for more details.
Liverpool Biennial
August 2012
I have been working with curators at Liverpool Biennial to design two exhibitions within the old Royal Mail Sorting Office in the centre of the city. New Contemporaries & City States will run from 15 September to 25 November 2012 at Copperas Hill Building. Further details to follow.
The Honey Club Ger
July 2012
Jack & I led a one-day workshop with The Honey Club & local youth volunteers to build an interpretation of a Mongolian ger structure for their rooftop garden near Kings Cross as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Click here for a short film of the day; more details.
Jo Spence exhibition
June 2012
I have just designed & installed a retrospective of artist Jo Spence split between 2 venues at Space Gallery & Studio Voltaire. Click for more information on Jo Spence: Work (Part I) 1 June - 15 July; Jo Spence: Work (Part II) 13 June - 11 August. Click here for more details.
Raw Craft exhibition
May 2012
I am showing Wooden Trestle & previewing prototypes of the Fogo Island Stacking Chair as part of Raw Craft. This touring show organised by the Crafts Council will be launched at COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London 11 - 14 May. Click here for more information on the exhibition & a short film describing the story behind the pieces & here for tour locations.
Richard Hollis exhibition
March 2012
I have just completed the design & installation for a retrospective exhibition of Richard Hollis' work at Gallery Libby Sellers (23 March - 28 April). Click here for more details.
Very tall trestle
February 2012
I have just finished some bespoke versions of Wooden trestle for an architectural office in Geneva. The 1.3m high oak trestles were commissioned for displaying large scale models at eye level.
NKD
January 2012
I am very happy to have been selected for a 3 month residency in Norway this autumn. Click here for more info on the Nordic Artists' Centre.
House refurbishment & extension, London W4
December 2011
Planning Permission has been granted! Click here for project details.
House extension, London N8
Rooflight has been installed & the extension is now watertight. Click here for project details.
115
November 2011
New studio: We have moved to a new workshop & studio at Workspace Cooperative 115 in north London.
House extension, London N8
September 2011
Works have commenced on site in Crouch End. Click here for project details.
Design Junction 2011
September 2011
London Design Festival: Wooden Trestle & Folding Timber Bench were on display at designjunction between 22nd - 25th September. Visit their website for more details.
Design Exchange
August 2011
Design Exchange: I came across the summer 2011 edition of this magazine which features an image of the trestles & lino tabletops I made for the ICA studio. It has a good article about the project & comments from Steph at 6a Architects about the process of creating the new room, & their work as Architects in Residence at the ICA.
Fogo Island
August 2011
I have just returned from my second visit to Fogo Island, Newfoundland where I have spent an enjoyable fortnight in a timber workshop prototyping tables, chairs & benches.
Floating Cinema
July 2011
I have just designed & installed some fold-down seating for the Floating Cinema barge which launched on 1st July.
ICA Studio
June 2011
ICA Studio in collaboration with 6a Architects has just opened. Click here for project details.
Fogo Island
March 2011
I have just been to visit the site of an exciting new project on snowy Fogo Island in Newfoundland, Canada.
Trestle in Icon
February 2011
Wooden Trestle is featured in the March issue of ICON magazine as part of a selection of objects of desire by Tom Emerson of 6a Architects.
Mexico
January 2011
I have just returned from a three week trip across the eastern part of Mexico from the Yucatán peninsula to México DF. Mayan ruins, colonial towns, Aztec temples, Barragán buildings, Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo's studios, 1950's concrete & margaritas.
Helsinki & Stockholm
December 2010
Study visit with fellow tutors & students from LMU undergraduate architecture Studio 5 to Helsinki & Stockholm in blizzard conditions. A packed itinerary entailing: an extensive selection of Alvar Aalto buildings including: his House, Studio, House of Culture, Academic Bookstore, Finlandia Hall, University campus at Otaniemi & various office buildings; Temppeliaukio Church by Timo & Tuomo Suomalaine; Tapiola Church by Aarno Ruusuvuori; Studio of Johan Celsing; Peter Celsing's Archive & Kulturhuset arts complex; Ralph Erskine's summer cabin; Skogskyrkogården by Asplund & Lewerentz.
House of Voltaire
November 2010
House of Voltaire at 19 Bruton Place, London W1: 11th November to 4th December 2010. Temporary shop installation, designed in conjunction with 6a Architects for arts organisation Studio Voltaire. Click here for more details. Photography by Martin Hartley