BBC Two - Inside The Factory (Chairs)

Honoured to be appearing on Inside The Factory with the fantastic Cherry Healey talking about chairs!

Gregg Wallace visits the Ercol factory in Buckinghamshire, an area associated with furniture making since the 19th century.

The Brits spend a staggering £300 million pounds each week on furniture, and Gregg is following the production of one of this factory’s best sellers, the Windsor chair. Starting life as ash trees from European woodlands, they're cut, drilled, steamed, curved and sanded until they're ready for delivery to shops and homes.

Meanwhile, Cherry Healey investigates how sitting too much could be very bad for our health, discussing strategies to combat this with Darryl Edwards and she helps to manage a sustainable woodland at the Rushmore Estate in Wiltshire. And historian Ruth Goodman discovers how utility furniture made during the Blitz is still influencing the designs we buy today, as well as learning how a humble British carpenter went on to make the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold.

BBC appearance with Cherry Healey on *Inside The Factory*

It was a pleasure to appear on BBC Two’s Inside The Factory Series 6, Ep 5 with Cherry Healey on the 12 January 2022 in the UK. Check out a small clip below:

In this Inside The Factory episode which discusses the production of the ubiquitous chair I get to discuss and demonstrate some movement snacks as one way to combat issues with a sedentary lifestyle.

For those who reside in the UK you can watch it on BBC iPlayer catch-up TV

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