Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
From the Ground Up
Yaffle & Bosk was founded in 2021 by Rob Williams, a craftsman with 20 years of experience in bespoke joinery and traditional woodwork. Rob’s career had taken him from high-end handcrafted kitchens to bespoke timber interiors, but it was during the pause of the 2010 pandemic that he found the space to reimagine what he really wanted to make — and why. Yaffle & Bosk was born from that reflection.
ROB WILLIAMS, FOUNDER
the long way round
In 2025 he was joined by Terry Gorst, or ‘Dr G’, whose route to the workshop was anything but conventional. A national design award at 18, followed by an early start in media and then finally 25 years working in the NHS and clinical academia, oh, and a PhD in neuroscience along the way. Like we said – unconventional. But through all of it, a quiet and persistent love of wood, making and design. Joining Rob felt less like a career change and more like coming home.
“I love the conversations as much as the craft. Understanding how someone lives, what they need, what they love. For me that’s what turns a good piece of furniture into a great one.”
TERRY GORST, DIRECTOR
different paths. shared values
What unites us is simple: a belief that furniture should be made well, made honestly and made to last. Everything else follows from that.
Together they lead a small, skilled team from their studio and workshop at The Old Tannery in Devon making furniture that is thoughtful, traceable and built to endure.
Start The Conversation
Every piece begins with a conversation. Tell us a little about you, your taste and your space and we’ll take it from there.
