After a career in the City Rupert Thistlethwayte now makes furniture from his workshop near Harleston, Norfolk. His work 'gives a modern feel to traditional designs' and can be seen at occasional exhibitions. If his client list is anything to go by, his furniture is inspirational in more ways than one - Elizabeth Jane Howard and the Duke and Duchess of Argyll write from his desks, and Louis de Bernieres has a Rupert Thistlethwayte dining table.

Extract from article: House & Garden October 2003