The Woodneuk

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, sculptor and furniture maker Tim Stead moved to the village of Blainslie in the Scottish Borders. Tim spent many months renovating an old farm steading into a home and the outbuildings into workshop space.

In the early 1980’s Tim Stead Furniture was created and Tim began mainly working on the interior of his new home “The Steading” which took 20 years to complete.

This early work on the house interior enabled Tim to grow his skills as a sculptor and furniture maker and experiment on designs and styles.

After Tim’s untimely death in April 2000, Maggy Stead formed “The Workshop of Tim Stead”, which continued to produce all the classic Stead designs.

Maggy Stead kept the workshop running until her retirement in 2012.

After 12 years working for Tim then a further 12 working for Maggy, David Lightly purchased the business and formed “The Woodneuk”.

The Woodneuk still operates in and from Tim’s original workshop at The Steading in Blainslie and has full licence to produce Tim’s designs alongside it’s own.

The Tim Stead Trust was established in 2015 and in September 2021 purchased The Steading from Maggy. The Trust’s mission is to encourage people to gain enjoyment, education, inspiration and wellbeing within Tim’s amazing house and through his archive of work.

You can get more information on The Tim Stead trust at www.timsteadtrust.org