Wilkinson was the founding designer of Mark Wilkinson Furniture and Smallbone of Devizes. Both companies make fitted furniture and became divisions of Canburg Ltd.[2]
Wilkinson was described by Eliot Nusbaum, writing in the Sunday Times, as the "Mozart of Kitchen Cabinet Makers"[This quote needs a citation] while the Editor of the key publication for interior designers and product designers, idFX, called him the "Finest Designer of our Time".[This quote needs a citation] He received the kitchen industry's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004, and the T at the industry awards ceremony in 2007. His furniture too is award-winning, every range carrying the Guild Mark of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, while the company that bears his name was awarded the Employer of the Year Award for its work in providing apprenticeships for young furniture makers.[3] The apprenticeship scheme saw Wilkinson working with the local Wiltshire College to adapt an existing course to suit the needs of cabinet making.[4] In 2008, he opened a showroom in New York City.[5]
He was honoured with an OBE for services to the furniture industry and to charity in the 2010 New Year Honours.[6]
In 2010, Wilkinson was awarded the Medal of the Order of the League of Mercy Foundation (OLM) at a ceremony held at the Mansion House, in the City of London.[9] The medal, awarded for his support of the specialist teaching charity Dyslexia Action, was presented by the chairman of the League of Mercy Foundation, and Knight Principal, Lord Lingfield.
Referencesedit
^Blanchard, Sam (12 July 2017). "Popular designer dies after cancer battle". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^Moore, Joanne (31 May 2017). "Kitchen boss says Devizes factory not for sale". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
An Afternoon with Mark Wilkinson by Sam Kessler 2015 at luxworldwide.com
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