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The main room at the Festival of Upholstery 2026, National Conference Centre, Solihull, with the audience's hands raised

Photograph: Nikki, Royal Touch Photography, for the Festival of Upholstery

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27 October 2026

The Furniture Magazine, Issue 003

Inside the Festival of Upholstery 2026 with Chairperson Kirsty Lockwood, a tambour whisky cabinet in Scottish elm, what your upholstery course did not teach you, what George Smith looks for in a new upholsterer, the apprentice joiner who won the Joiners and Ceilers Craft Competition, the Chippendale class of 2026, Uncommon Ground at Oxo Gallery, FIRA's figures on furniture spending, freight and the diary.

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It is at the point of cutting that software really pays for itself in a workshop

Image: Cyncly

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13 October 2026

The Furniture Magazine, Issue 002

Dids Macdonald OBE of ACID on protecting your designs in the age of AI, 15% off at Gilboys, Cyncly on production software for small makers, a 200-year-old oak corner cabinet on The Bench, Franco Marinelli's hand-measuring system, live jobs, trade notes and the diary.

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Franco Marinelli holding a copy of his book Chair Upholstery

Photograph supplied by Franco Marinelli

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29 September 2026

The Furniture Magazine, Issue 001

Franco Marinelli on Chair Upholstery, a preview of the Festival of Upholstery, Valerie Hayes on pricing, what upholsterers are being offered in 2026, Designers Guild's administration, four Bench videos and the autumn diary.

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