Spotted at Design Junction during London Design Week: the work of Barnby Day, two friends who share a passion for designing and making furniture simply and with intelligence, in Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh border.
Above: The Bridge Hall Table ideal in a hallway; £850.
Above: The Bridge Hall Table comes in oak and sycamore but other combinations of wood can be specified.
Above: The Barnby Day design philosophy follows the Dieter Rams principle: "Good design should be as little design as possible." The Bridge Bench with felt insert works well as a hall table; £550.
Above: Frame Desk in oak and sycamore; £950.
Above: Stools made from local ash with felt inserts, £75; and small table, £160.
Above: The Barnby Day barn where friends Robert Barnby and Lewis Day collaborate and create in Hay-on-Wye.
N.B. Lewis Day left a career in engineering to work in wood; see 4592 images of Wood in our Gallery of rooms and spaces to see why.