FROM OL
FROM OL aims to capture the essence of the natural world within design through texture, material or form. With a bid to capture the rawness of the ‘what’s out there’ and the harsh but beautiful reality of landscapes.
Behind FROM OL is Oli. Born in Manchester Oli graduated from Oxford Brookes University, with a BA(Hons) in Furniture Design. Studying the field of creative arts saw him pushed to develop his own design style and also gave a great insight into the world of design.
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Oli spent a lot of his childhood immersed in nature, spending most summer holidays and weekends up in his parents lodge in the Lake District. Many hours, days, weeks spent riding mountain bikes and digging trails in the woods saw creativity carved in a different way quite literally. Trees, rocks and water were all that he was ever surrounded by and now with a career pathway in design, these very core moments are used in the thinking behind the designs.
He started at college studying Carpentry & Joinery for three years to achieve a level 3 Diploma. But during his time here he was also taken to various Skillbuild competitions and was recognised as one of the top joinery students in the North West.
Briefly working for a cabin company where his love for working outside grew seeing not only the building but himself weathered through each season. From here being still young decided on the furniture course in Oxford to push himself creatively.