When British furniture designer Patrick Gunning decided to turn his hand to creating handmade, bespoke kitchens in 1980, he was steadfast in his vision for the business. He wanted to use locally sourced materials and traditional joinery techniques to make the highest-quality cabinetry – and these core beliefs remain at the heart of what Barnes of Ashburton does, more than 40 years later.
Though Gunning is still
