ALAN DAWSON

Legendary Alan Dawson, Master Blacksmith and Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmith has worked on the larger metal pieces for the restoration including the large metal lighting ring in the Front and Back Saloon and the exterior signage on the front of the building.

JOHN CREED

John Creed Designer and craftsman in metals, John has worked on the finer, detailed pieces for the restoration including the light shades and fittings in the Front and Back Saloon and Gallery, the fittings for the chandeliers in the Salon de Luxe and the fittings for the centrepiece baldacchino in the Front Saloon.

FRANK MCGOURLICK

Clark Contracts are the main contractors for the restoration and their Manufactured Joinery Division has also created the fixed seating as part of the restoration, including in the Billiard Room and the frame for the centrepiece baldacchino in the Front Saloon. Frank McGourlick, expert joiner is a key member of the team working on the restoration.

ANGUS ROSS

Award winning Angus Ross and his team, based in Aberfeldy, specialise in combining traditional woodwork with the ancient process of steam-bending and the latest cutting technologies and have made the ladder back chairs for the Front and Back Saloon areas.

BRUCE HAMILTON

Bruce Hamilton has gained recognition as a producer of fine quality Charles Rennie Mackintosh reproduction furniture and has created the low back armchairs for the restoration that you will see in the Front and Back Saloon and the Gallery.

LINDA CANNON

Linda specialises in stained glass conservation and is an accredited conservator who has worked for 40 years in stained glass design and colour work. Linda has worked on the restoration of the mirrored panels in the Salon de Luxe, fitting the glass in the doors, in the exterior signage, the lamps and fitting the glass to the Salon de Luxe chandeliers.

BRYAN HUTCHISON

Bryan Hutchison helped us out with the stained glass and the windows in Mackintosh At The Willow. A brilliant restoration specialist who can trace his family’s stained glass connections all the way back to Charles Rennie Mackintosh! To find out more why not listen to TIME FOR TEA:1903: EPISODE 5 of our podcast?

DAI AND JENNY VAUGHAN

Dai and Jenny Vaughan are gesso specialists who came out of retirement in order to recreate Margaret Macdonald’s Salon de Luxe masterpiece ‘Oh Ye, All Ye Who Walk In Willow Wood.’

INGRID PHILLIPS

Ingrid made the incredible glass baubles for the stunning Salon de Luxe chandeliers. As a professional glassmaker she’s spent most of her career taking air bubbles out so imagine her surprise when we asked her to put seeds of bubbles in each bauble!

RAB MACINNES

Rab is a glass designer, painter and accredited conservator, trained at Glasgow School of Art and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.  Rab’s work includes the design of the glass droplets for the chandeliers in the Salon de Luxe, the glass for the metal work in the exterior signage, the interior metal work and lamps and the glass for the silver Salon de Luxe chairs and tables.

KELVIN MURRAY

Kelvin and his team at Character Joinery specialise in traditionally skilled bespoke joinery and have created the striking silver finish chairs, tables and umbrella and coat stands for the famous and luxurious Salon de Luxe as well as the Order Chair for the Back Saloon

Jo Hormuth

Jo is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who worked on the stencilling in the tearooms. See her magnificent recreations of the panels in the back saloon.