Always-Good Wood
Maybe it's a response to the proliferation of concrete in the 90s, or a flight to the natural away from a world of plastics: but this most traditional of materials is making a comeback—if it ever even left. A strong example of this trend can be seen in the new Fall 2008 "Modern Masters" Collection at Stephen Mitchell's Lexington Avenue showroom DESIGNLUSH, which offers some very smashing glimpses at wood's potential to evoke the old, the new and the seemingly impossible.
Ladislav Czernek's Waterfall table (above), for example, redefines the relationship between chair and table in a piece well-suited for small and large spaces alike. The Kenway Rocker (below) lives in that special place where Japanese and American woodcrafts meet, somewhere just more modern than the Arts & Crafts movement where the curves seemingly replicate the human body. And Michael Coffey's Swahili credenza (top) could have leapt from Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" with a stop in Pasadena.
Articles
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Kirei Instead of Wood?
Among the ever-expanding sea of wood alternatives, Kirei -- the Japanese character signifying 'beautiful' or 'clean' -- makes some unique materials that can replace your typical (and potentially…
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Wrong Woods
Established & Sons—The Wrong Woods furniture series is a collaboration between designer Sebastian Wrong and artist Richard Woods for Established & Sons. Wrong creates the object…
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Norwegian Wood
Designing a house for this setting was a thrilling puzzle of aesthetics and terrain for a young architect. The house they built that year suited the couple for 30 years of long summer vacations…
Products
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Reclaimed Wood
Salvaged from buildings, plantations, mines, and railroads. Stock is sold as mixes of wood sorted by color, such as Cinnamon Mix (composed of merbau, alan batu, and other species from mine shoring…
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Tai Wood Executive Office Desk
The Tai Wood Executive Office Desk Satisfies ones desire to possess contemporary home office furniture by making a careful composition consisting of a lavish work top with two fixed pedestals at…
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Wood Trivet
What good is a fresh carafe of coffee if you have to travel back to the kitchen for a quick steamy top-up? These Montreal-made trivets will keep your hot pots conveniently within reach without…
Dwell Collections
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Furniture Finds at ICFF
A few of our editors were in New York this week for the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair—here are a couple pieces that turned their heads. Stay tuned for updates!
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Trend Watch: Tint Meets Timber
Craftspeople will never deny the simple beauty of milled wood, but we've noticed a spate of vivid hues popping up against these natural grains.
Tips
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What's Your Table Made Of?
Go for wood tables—they’re the modern version of a farm table. Wood has a nice warmth to it; it makes everyone feel as though they’re gathering around a harvest table.
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Toys Don't Have to Be Synthetic
Avoid plastic and instead go for natural wood. Wood furniture and toys may cost more but have a handmade quality, feel nicer, and will last longer.
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Buy Pieces that Will Stand Up to the Elements
If you use wood, make sure it’s FSC-certified. Cork is a great material for the outdoors: it’s the bark of a tree so it’s naturally resistant to mildew and withstands the elements…
Events
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Jonas Wood
This is the first one-person museum exhibition of the artist's work, which is evocative of the Modernist sculptures of David Smith or Alexander Calder. Wood's subjects are centered around family…
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Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood
Celebrated for his work as a modernist painter, teacher, and author, Joaquin Torres-García is also known for breaking new ground in the realm of wooden constructions or…
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