Meet the Team

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Kester Hoefkens

Founder

D3signer–maker. Jack of many trades, master of a few.

Kes has worked with his hands for over two decades having studied Furniture design and making at Rycotewood Furniture College, moving across the edges of the craft and design world rather than sitting squarely in one corner. Since 2003, his work has ranged from bespoke furniture and heirloom pieces to full interiors, shop fits, props, set building and large-scale art fabrication.

His career has taken him from workshop floors to film sets—creating interiors for cafés, delivering the Christmas windows at prestigious department stores like Harrods and Selfrdiges, contributing to movies including Star Wars—but the thread running through it all is simple: making things well, and making them with purpose.

He’s not drawn to luxury for its own sake, and not interested in overly romanticising craft either. Instead, his work sits somewhere in between—grounded, design-led, and rooted in real materials. Just as comfortable in a workshop as he is in the woods, his approach is shaped as much by environment and instinct as it is by skill.

Furniture making, film and set design, and workshop leadership have all played a part in shaping how he works today. Creating heirloom pieces for private clients remains one of the most rewarding parts of his practice—but equally important is passing on that knowledge, helping others build confidence through making.

At Joint, Kes brings together skills, people, and ideas—creating a space where craft, collaboration and learning meet

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Aimee Hoefkens

Sustainability and Systems

Aimee works behind the scenes, supporting Kes with the systems, processes and administrative foundations that keep the workshop running. Her role covers the unglamorous essentials as much as the more interesting aspects of the business, with sustainability thinking woven throughout rather than treated as a separate concern.

A practitioner member of Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals(ISEP), Aimee has worked within operational sustainability for over six years. Having seen how easily environmental commitments can become a communications exercise rather than a genuine practice, she is focused on ensuring Joint operates in a way that reflects its values in substance rather than appearance. The philosophy of Joint is rooted in conscious, considered craft, making things with care, intention and longevity at the centre, and responsible, thoughtful sustainability practice should be no different.

Aimee wants Joint to be an organisation that earns trust through the integrity of how it operates: honest about where it is, transparent about the gaps, and committed to genuine improvement. Her way of working is direct and detail-oriented, and she believes that is the only way to make sustainability credible rather than cosmetic.