William Cottrell
Historic ivory cabinet: destroy for endangered animals?
A rare piece of art-history furniture featuring elephant ivory inlays could be destroyed because it arrived in New Zealand with the wrong paper work. Known as the 'Pompeiian Cabinet', the sideboard… Audio
Restoring through lockdown
While lockdown has been a period of downtime for some, woodworker and restorer William Cottrell has been hard at work restoring a native wood sideboard from 19th century Aotearoa. It's just as well he… Audio, Gallery
Hunting down an historical cabinet
Part classic detective work, part loving restoration... Akaroa Museum's Daniel Smith went in search of an historic work by Banks Peninsula farmer and carver John Menzies. Audio, Gallery
Tell me about your thesis
William Cottrell tells us about his thesis on early colonial furniture, which he recently completed at Canterbury University. Audio, Gallery
Colonial furniture restored to life
Dunedin's Larnarch Castle was effectively stripped of its furniture about a hundred years ago. But one of its hand crafted bookcases is about to be returned - albeit smaller than when it left… Audio, Gallery
Antique Furniture Restoration
Sonia Sly goes into the field and speaks with G&L Antiques' Grant Smith and restorer William Cottrell about the craft and artistry involved in successfully putting life back into antique furniture. Audio
Cantabrians speak about the September quake
A year ago, nobody was talking about stickers - red or green - and the word liquefaction didn't spring easily to people's lips. Audio
