Set Design Fabrication & Scenic Carpentry

Scenic carpentry is one of those crafts where the gap between adequate and excellent is enormous, and audiences notice. We work with set designers, art directors and production companies in Edinburgh and central Scotland — building scenic elements that survive the schedule and look right under whatever lighting comes at them.

What we build

  • Flats and walls — clean, paintable, hingeable
  • Plinths and platforms in any size or finish
  • Bespoke set pieces from large-format hardwood and slab stock
  • Period and contemporary detailing
  • Branded environments for activations and content shoots

Materials and finishes

  • Hardwood, MDF, plywood, laminates
  • Paint-grade and stain-grade options
  • Foam and lightweight build for travel-heavy productions
  • Engraved signage and laser-cut accents
  • Custom hardware: hinges, brackets, branded fixings

How we work

  1. Read the script, the storyboard or the brief
  2. Costed approach with build estimate inside 48 hours
  3. Build in our workshop, or on-site at the venue
  4. Install with our own crew

Sectors

  • Theatre — small to mid-scale productions
  • Film and TV — Scotland's growing screen industry
  • Brand activations and content shoots
  • Corporate events and conferences

Get in touch

Send your brief to enquiries@cobblestonecreative.co.uk. Storyboards, sketches and rough budgets all help us come back fast.

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The story

How it started

Cobblestone Creative started at the end of 2025 with a simple idea: build things by hand that people actually want to keep. Not mass-produced, not dropshipped, not designed by committee — just solid materials, good machines, and the time to do it right.


We set up a 1,400 sqft workshop in Edinburgh and filled it with the tools to make almost anything: fibre lasers for precision metal work, a CO2 laser for engraving, 3D printers for prototyping, a full woodworking setup, and a CNC router that can handle full-sheet panels. Then we started making.


The first thing we noticed was that we didn't want to make one thing. We wanted to make several things, for very different people, to very different standards of weird and wonderful. So instead of one brand that tries to be everything, we built four — each one focused, each one distinct, and each one sharing the same workshop.

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Inside the workshop Close-up of hand drafting tools at Cobblestone Creative Edinburgh

What we believe

How we think about making

We don't have a manifesto pinned to the wall. But if we did, it would be short.
Materials matter. Solid mahogany, natural birch plywood, machined brass — we use what lasts and what feels right in the hand. Every material choice is deliberate.
Small batches, on purpose. We're not trying to scale to a warehouse and a team of forty. Limited runs mean every piece gets proper attention, and nothing sits in a stockpile gathering dust.
The workshop is the brand. We don't outsource production. Everything is designed, prototyped, and made in Edinburgh. If we can't make it in the workshop, we don't make it.

The team

Who we are

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