He’s fitted kitchens for both sides of the Old Firm – that’s Celtic and Rangers to those not acquainted with Scottish football – and wild swims on the Carrick shore for a hobby.
But it’s the joy of designing and crafting furniture which inspires Ian Cameron-Smith most.
Raised in the village of Uplawmoor in Renfrewshire, Ian stays with wife Claire – herself a creative artist – in a converted pigeon loft-cum stables at Knockbrex, near Gatehouse.