The Carved Star Oak Chair was commissioned for the TV show Celebrity Desert Island — the seat where the series winner would sit in triumph, hand-built by the Free Range Designs workshop and carved with a central star to mark the moment of victory.
It was made to be part of the show’s visual identity: solid, handsome, unmistakably handmade. The same qualities that made it right for television make it right for a garden — it is a chair that earns its place by looking as though it has always been there, and by carrying a story in its grain.
Made to a bespoke design and available to commission in the same or similar form — each version will carry its own grain and character.
Key Features
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Hand-carved star centrepiece — carved in relief at the heart of the backrest, representing triumph and celebration
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Original TV commission — the actual design made for Celebrity Desert Island as the winner’s seat
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Solid sustainably sourced oak — built for outdoor garden use, substantial and long-lasting
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Handmade in Mid Wales — available to commission in the same or similar form for your setting
Your Version
We can commission a version of this chair with your own carving — a name, a date, an organisation emblem, or a different motif in place of the star. The proportions can be adjusted to suit a specific garden or setting. It also makes a memorable award chair or presentation seat for a school or organisation — something to be sat in for a photograph and remembered for years. Tell us the occasion and we will design from there.
Typical lead time is 4–5 weeks. Prices include VAT. Contact us before ordering to discuss the design. We can provide all details needed for school or organisational supplier registration.
See more of our dramatic carved seating in the storytelling chairs collection and Celtic and Viking thrones, or design your own piece from scratch.
Finish
This piece is supplied unvarnished as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with no maintenance needed. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the varnished option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.
More about the two finishes
Outdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.
