Matt grew up in the same town as me and we spent a lot of our summer evenings at the local skatepark & winters under the cover of a Morrisons carpark skating & BMXing. He was from the generation above me, so I would look up to him & his group of friends who were in bands and had cars to carry ramps around town.

Jumping forward nearly 20 years and last summer I heard Matt had started a YouTube channel as a way to connect with other makers and get out of a solo working funk we all can find ourselves in.

He's built house extensions, plastered bathrooms & fitted out retail shops. Recently he has focused his craft on cabinetry & joinery for residential clients. We spent the afternoon chatting about his journey and the workshop space he has in the Bedfordshire county side.

https://www.instagram.com/wattsjoinerybarn/

https://www.youtube.com/@Wattsjoinerybarn

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If you would like to contribute to this series then please feel free to get in touch. I would love to see your workshop, studio, garden shed, home project or small space you call your own.

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A Collection Of. is an outlet for bespoke design,fabrication & collaboration resulting in objects for the home, outdoors or wherever your journey may take you.

Founded with the goal of producing in a utilitarian & material conscious way.