Designer and maker · Chiddingfold, Surrey

Ollie
Clifford

I design and make lighting, furniture and one-off pieces, from a sign for Madonna's birthday party to a shop fit-out on Regent Street.

I spent ten years in film, ending up helping to run a lighting hire company, building bespoke props and setting up production lines for lighting products. Clifford Customs is where I make my own work now: woodwork, welding, electrics and CAD under one roof.

See the work Start a commission

Giant marquee letter M lit with globe bulbs in the workshop

Two wall panels of backlit amber glass jars

HOME spelled out in steel marquee letters

Featured project · Retail fit-out, London W1

A skincare flagship on Regent Street

A centre display table and a pair of light panels for a skincare brand's first shop, in the Quadrant Arcade. Both were matched to the brand's deep green and its own packaging.

Deep green gloss table with rounded ends on mirror-polished stainless legs

Low view of the stainless leg and rolled gloss edge

Light panels from an angle showing their depth

Display table

A shaped MDF core with a thin poured coat of green resin, so the rolled edge reads as solid colour without the weight or cost of a cast slab. The D-shaped legs are MDF supports wrapped in stainless steel and polished to a mirror.

2000 × 1000 mm · rounded ends · stainless legs

Jar light panels

Hundreds of the brand's own amber product jars, nested at different depths, each with its own light behind it, set in brushed stainless trays. Switched off, they still work as sculpture.

Pair of wall panels · backlit · stainless frames

Lighting and signs

Marquee letters, lamps and pendants

Steel marquee lettering in any word or logo, and lights designed around a space. Most are one-offs, made to order.

Madonna's dancers posing in front of a giant lit marquee M — **Madonna's birthday party**A giant marquee M, made for one of Madonna's birthday parties

Marquee A and C monogram sign with globe bulbs — **A&C sign**Made for Alex and Claire. An L for their son Leo was added later

The giant marquee M lit in the workshop — **The M, in the workshop**Steel letter lit with clear globe bulbs

Slim steel column lamp with a vertical row of filament bulbs — **Bar lamp**Steel column with a row of filament bulbs

Cage and lattice pendant lights — **Pendant range**Cage and lattice pendants

Hardwood xylophone converted into a wall light — **Xylophone light**An old xylophone, rebuilt as a wall light. Sold

Furniture and small pieces

Made to be used

Furniture, storage and smaller pieces in timber, steel, brass and stone.

Brass necklace stand on a marble base — **Necklace stand**Brass rail on a marble base

Steel C-frame sofa table with a solid timber top — **Sofa side table**Steel C-frame, solid timber top

Open wall jewellery cabinet with lit interior, brass rails and red trays — **Wall jewellery cabinet**Lit inside, with brass rails and lined trays

Custom water-cooled PC with blue hard-line tubing — **Water-cooled PC**Custom hard-line liquid cooling build

How the resin tables are made

The solid resin look, without the solid block

Most resin tables are cast as one thick slab. I build the form first, then pour a thin coat over it. You get the same deep, poured look, faster and for less.

01
Shaped core
Top and edges built from MDF in the exact shape you want: rounded ends, ovals, rolled edges.
02
Resin coat
Coloured resin poured over the whole form, so every face reads as solid colour. Brand colours matched from a sample.
03
Legs
Supports made to suit, then clad in stainless and polished, or welded steel frames.

Cast slabClifford Customs ResinTens of litresA thin coat WeightVery heavyMuch lighter ShapesLimited by the mouldAlmost anything Lead timeWeeks of curingFrom 1–2 weeks

Earlier work · Ancient Lights and Props

Film light restorations

Before Clifford Customs I worked at Ancient Lights and Props, restoring vintage film lights and building props. These are their products, shown here with credit to them.

Polished Mole Richardson 5K film light — **Mole Richardson 5K**Restored and polished film light

Restored 2K film and TV spotlight — **2K spotlight**2 kW film and TV light, restored

Group of restored studio spotlights on timber tripods — **Studio lights**Restored spotlights on timber tripods

Copper mesh umbrella floor lamp on a tripod — **Umbrella lamp**An experiment in copper mesh

Making a giant marquee C

A letter big enough to sit inside, built over a few days from a full-size template to a finished, lit sign.

Bulb positions laid out on the full-size C template

Side skin clamped round the curve of the C

What I take on

Commissions

Every piece gets a fixed quote before anything starts. Prices are a guide.

Shop and display pieces

Display tables, light features and branded pieces for retail fit-outs, delivered and installed.

Tables from £3,000

Custom lighting

Marquee letters and signs, and one-off lights designed around your space.

From £1,500

Furniture

Resin tables, steel and timber pieces, cabinets and storage.

Small tables on request

CAD and fabrication

Fusion 360 design, 3D printed parts, MIG welding and stainless cladding.

Quoted per job

Questions

Before you order

Can you match our brand colour?

Yes. Send a sample, swatch or reference and the resin or finish is matched to it.

Do you work with shops and businesses?

Yes. Display tables, light pieces and branded features for fit-outs, delivered and installed.

How long does a commission take?

Small pieces from one to two weeks. Larger pieces depend on the design; you get a timeline with the quote.

Do I need to pay a deposit?

Yes, a deposit up front covers materials. The rest is due on delivery.

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