In Conversation with Tom White, White’s Antique Collective

We are delighted to talk to Tom White who has successfully crossed the border between the role of expert artisan restorer and paint finish wizard, to not only join a band of celebrated decorative dealers at The Vinery, just outside Arundel, but to be the founder of this exciting new White's Antique Collective with exciting plans for the future.

ANF - You are known in the antiques trade as an artisan restorer and maker, with a particular skill in paint finishes, but have
recently broken cover to open a brand new antiques collective, White’s Antique Collective, at the antiques hub at
The Vinery in Sussex. This is quite a big leap so tell us how this came about?

TW - As well as restoring antiques for the trade and public I had been buying and selling pieces over the last 10 years or so on the side as a bit of a side project/passion all from the back of my workshop on the Vinery. As demand grew for the pieces of furniture I was restoring and painting I could see I was going to need a bigger showroom and perhaps a place not hidden in the back of our workshops. An opportunity had opened up where I could sign up for a 3000sqft warehouse right next door to our current workshop and the opportunity was too good to let go! READ MORE on ANF Blog Page ...