{"id":1821,"date":"2018-03-11T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/?page_id=1821"},"modified":"2021-04-21T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:26:54","slug":"james-probert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/james-probert\/","title":{"rendered":"James Probert"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1821\" class=\"elementor elementor-1821\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7f34d8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7f34d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90680ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.oakenstone.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Untitled-2_r11_c6.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752c520 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"752c520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>James Probert<br \/> <\/strong><em>Director &amp; Head of Technical Design<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d41beb elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-phone elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1d41beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">01629 343006<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:james@oakenstone.co.uk\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">james@oakenstone.co.uk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-171d4f8\" data-id=\"171d4f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc0a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc0a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James founded OakenStone with close friend and colleague, Dave Mowle.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4546008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4546008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As James puts it, neither of them are purists; they are not led purely by design; they are not driven solely by architectural, financial or practical building requirements; instead they focus on the vital balance between these disciplines, to create spaces that <em>\u2018work\u2019<\/em>, that people can use naturally and intuitively.\u00a0 Both share a passion for finding the \u2018heart\u2019 of a house.<\/p><blockquote><p>James is officially Head of Technical Design but as he points out it would be more appropriate to describe his role as Technical Choreographer.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>James is officially Head of Technical Design but as he points out it would be more appropriate to describe his role as Technical Choreographer. He fine-tunes the details of every design and plans for the seamless integration of all the technical components. Success for James is when technology enhances a home without being seen.<\/p><p>He\u2019s constantly seeking out intelligent design solutions, looking to create spaces that improve on the original.\u00a0 His passion is to create homes that are great to live in, function perfectly, and still feel like home.<\/p><p>As a Designer, Production Manager &amp; Technical Consultant, James has worked across a range of different disciplines. In West End theatres, working as lead technical designer, he oversaw the fluency of interaction between the technical and artistic teams, to ensure the best possible experience for audiences, and the best possible working solutions for the performers and technical crew.<\/p><p>As a Lighting Integration Consultant in the aviation industry, James\u2019 work on the development of the Airbus A380 for Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and Cathay Pacific developed solutions to how technical and engineering elements interfaced with the visual design of the 1st Class &amp; Business Class cabins.\u00a0<\/p><p>Now James applies the same expertise to each OakenStone project.\u00a0 He keeps one eye firmly on comfort and the aesthetic, whilst achieving technical mastery behind the scenes.\u00a0<\/p><p>James still loves the theatre and tries to take in a show\u00a0whenever he has the time (which is not often given how busy he is!).\u00a0 He\u2019s also a keen runner and cyclist and has lived in Derbyshire with his family for over twenty years.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8e3cb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e3cb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c963f1\" data-id=\"1c963f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810655f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"810655f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Our passion is bringing harmony between the old and the new. 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