Bear Industries

27/06/2026

21/06/2026

I’m very much Looking forward to seeing everyone at Classics at the Clubhouse today!

I’m very honoured to have been asked to make the trophies again this year. It’s always a privilege to put something together for an event that celebrates the people, vehicles and stories that make this community what it is.

This year’s sponsor trophy is a proper little Bear Industries creation, machined, engraved and assembled here in the workshop. I’m pretty happy with these.

Also, I’ve finally got some new merch… this hoodie was my Father’s Day gift, designed by Baby Bear himself. I reckon he’s done a better job than I would have.

Question is… who’d like to see Baby Bear design a full collection? 👀🐻

Happy father’s day everyone, whether you’re a father, have a father or have one who’s looking down on you.

20/06/2026

A little something different...

Earlier this year I was commissioned to create the props, branding and display elements for Elizabeth Scarlett | Embrace your Nature trade stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

From initial sketches and CAD concepts through to hand-building and finishing the cart, creating the branding and bespoke fittings, right through to setting up and installing the stand on site, this was a project that took me right back to where it all started many many years ago.
Woodwork was my first love, having spent many years tinkering in the workshop with my Dad, so after years of working predominantly with metal, it was really nice to spend time creating in timber again. It's a completely different material, in some ways less precise, but in many ways feels much more hands-on. There's something special about shaping, fitting and finishing wood that never really leaves you.

This project will always be a special one for me. Not only because the stand went on to achieve a 5-star award, but because it became one of the last projects that my Dad got to be involved with before we sadly lost him after a very short battle with cancer.

Even when he was really ill, he couldn't help but supervise in the workshop. Carpentry was his thing, along with collecting a ridiculous number of tools and machines, considering it was pretty much a hobby for him. He always liked to have the correct role for the job though! I'm forever grateful to my Dad for passing those skills on to me and giving me the confidence to tinker and make things with my hands.

I wouldn’t be doing what I do if it wasn’t for him.

A little bit of Big Ted lives on in these pictures.

Final Photo of Dad and me at my wedding..

The tune by Mark Knopfler is what I played at his funeral this week. One of his favourite songs and the reason I learned to play the saxophone.

08/05/2026

Happy Friday again.! I thought I’d show some more of the bankers lamps angles! It deserves it as this one took a while to come together.

The shade is made up of 44 layers, each one drawn individually, cut and painstakingly hand finished. Every layer is separated by four CNC machined spacers. In total there’s over 400 parts in this piece, which were all designed and assembled individually by myself starting with a sketch and following through to CAD drawings.

The 20th layer is copper, some may already know this but it’s a small personal detail tied to my birthday which is on the 20th. This isn’t something that stands out to anyone straight away, but it matters to me as I like adding little details like this.

The copper braided cabling is routed internally through carbon tubes within the lamp to keep the form clean. The exposed part of the cable then flows down the spine of the lamp through some more specially machined parts. The switch is integrated into the brake caliper itself, utilising an existing threaded hole.
On the base there are four rocking feet to help everything kept within the structure rather than added on, another detail I like to include in my pieces.

When it comes to CAD I’m still a bit old school in that I use 2D CAD, learning 3D CAD is on the list but it does make things more interesting when working this way and make the process more satisfying when it comes out right! It does mean there’s a lot of time and attention in something like this. It’s a slower way of working, but it’s currently the only way I know how to get it right.

This one’s now settled into its new home, which makes the hours worth it.

I’d be happy to share some more details of any part of it if anyone wants to see it?

Photo again by the legend

01/05/2026

Happy Friday everyone! I thought I should share some more photos of this piece as I’ve only shared a couple of details and it’s one of my favourites so far. The starting point was a Brembo brake caliper and carbon fibre wishbone from an F1 car. These parts were designed for a completely different job, to slow a car down from break neck speed. They’ve now slowed right down!

I’ve always loved old banker’s lamps and have a few. It’s the proportions that i like the most and the way they sit on a surface or a desk and illuminate a space. The light is controlled, mostly down and directional, and never too much. I love the mood they create.

This is my interpretation of that idea, just pushed through a more mechanical ‘Bear’ form language. The overall form is influenced by airflow around wheels, how it wraps and moves with purpose. The brass layers in the base are inspired by the forms of early F1 car design which was simple simple, functional, but considered. These layers are connected to the spine of the lamp with the help of the carbon wishbone parts just like the wheels are connected to a real F1 car.

This one’s now living happily in its new home with a client, which for me is always the best part of the process. Knowing that my pieces are going to a good home with someone who appreciates care and attention to detail that I try to put into my work.
This piece will always have a special place in my heart, I love its presence and proportion.
I’m interested in what people notice first, is it the engineering side or the light itself?

Photo by the legend that is

16/04/2026

It’s been a while — but I’m back., not that I wasn't here but you know what I mean.
Life has been busy, very busy. Lots of projects and commissions in the background, which I’m excited about grateful for, but sharing what I've been up to has kinda fell by the wayside.
I took a bit of time out in the mountains for Easter, and finally got back on my snowboard after about four years! Also spent some time teaching the baby Bear one to ski for the first time, which was pretty special, also got him on his little snow board for a bit too!
But it did get me thinking about something I really struggle with and I know I’m not alone. When you’re deep in the work, documenting and sharing it feels like a whole separate job. I struggle to know what to say, I'm fine talking to people in the real world but I'm not a social media person. I never have been. It's also finding the time to say it and actually remembering to post, I'm a massive procrastinator when it comes to this posting thing. Its one of those things that’s easy to keep pushing down the priority list, especially when it's just you doing it all.
Bear Industries has had a really good few months projects wise and I want to get better at bringing people along for it. I keep saying it but I must try harder. More updates on projects and commissions coming soon, I promise, hopefully! And if people want to see it?
Anyone else in the creative or maker world find this a challenge? Would love to know how you handle it.