Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779

Adam Bowett is the Chairman of the Chippendale Society and co-curator of the tercentenary exhibition. He is a well-known historian of English furniture and has published widely on the subject in both popular and scholarly journals. He is also the author of three books on English furniture. James Lomax is the Curator of the Chippendale Society and co-curator of the tercentenary exhibition. He was formerly curator at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, and is an acknowledged expert on 18th century applied arts, particularly silver, and has a special interest in the work of Thomas Chippendale.