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Award-winning UK design blog established in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers.

heart home magazine :: charlie turner

Katie, February 21, 2012June 16, 2020
This article was published 15 years

For this week’s Heart Home Magazine interview, I spoke to Cornwall-based horologist (that’s clock designer to you and me), Charlie Turner, about where he finds inspiration and what he’s most proud of…

Charlie Turner clock face

“An interview with clock designer Charlie Turner

Following careers in film production, renovating and refurbishing period properties, and cabinet-making, Charlie Turner found a small and traditional clock making business for sale in Cornwall. He bought it in 2000, and set about learning his craft. In 2011, he launched the Charlie…”

Read the rest of the interview at the Heart Home Magazine blog.

Further reading for the especially geeky:

  • interview :: heart home magazine
  • interview :: greer peachey
  • interview :: mary-ellen paul
  • interviews :: buy the book
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  1. Jon King says:
    February 22, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Fabulous… a real life Hugo.

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