History of the Company
Masters and Clerks since 1952
Our current Master and Wardens
Debbie Johnson
Senior Warden
Jessica Alexander
Junior Warden
Brian Ahern
Master
1952 - 1960
1961 - 1970
1971 - 1980
1981 - 1990
1991 - 2000
2001 - 2010
2011 - 2020
2021 - 2030
Masters of the Furniture Makers
The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers was formed as a guild in 1951 and established as the 83rd livery company of the City of London in 1963. The Masters of the Guild and Company have represented all manner of sectors from the furnishing industry.
MasterDate
Amanda Waring2024 - 2025
Tony Attard OBE DL2022 - 2023
David Woodward2021 - 2022
David Woodward2020 - 2021
Clerks of the Guild and the Company
Jonny Westbrooke
Current Clerk & Chief Executive
ClerkDate
Paul von der Heyde 2012 - 2012
Charles Kerrigan 2009 - 2012
Jan Wright 1995 - 2009
Wing Commander Gordon Acklam MBE 1985 - 1995
Gavin Benbow TD 1968 - 1985
Michael Tynan 1966 - 1968
John Welch 1963 - 1966
Seymour Plummer 1952 - 1954
Colin Mustoe
2024 Lifetime Achievement Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
John Makepeace OBE
2010
Andrew Varah
2011
Ken Fullalove
2012
Ray Leigh MBE
2013
Roger Richardson RD
2014
Martin Grierson
2015
Tony Brown OBE
2016
Margaret Miller
2017
Mark Wilkinson
2018
Sir Terence Conran
2019
No awardee
2020
Martin Jourdan
2021
Peter Harrison
2022
Edward Tadros
2023