Sustainably Harvested Woods
- Designed by: Plexwood
- Price: $12.95 per square foot
- Colors: birch, beech, pine, ocoume, meranti, poplar, deal wood
- More Info: plexwood.nl
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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Harvest Boon
In the eastern Netherlands, resourceful recyclers 2012Architects have built a house almost entirely out of locally sourced scrap, from old billboards to broken umbrellas.
Dwell Collection
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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.
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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Sustainable Futures
This exhibition showcases a range of design and architecture projects that explore the most important issues associated with sustainability. Celebrated through a selection of pioneering and forward…
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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…
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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Reclaimed Wood by TerraMai
For out-and-out oenophiles, what could be more satisfying than a house ensconced in redwood reclaimed from wine barrels? TerraMai's siding–redwood, teak, Douglas fir, or pine–provides the beauty of…
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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…
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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Use Walnut as a Grounding Material
Neal Schwartz: "Walnut acts as a strong backdrop, and anchors the rest of an open and airy room. What you don't sense from this image is the fact that the walnut wall hides a series of large…
Video
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Matt Locke at Dwell on Design 2009
Designer Matt Lock presents his creations, made from found materials at his warehouse, at his booth on the floor of Dwell on Design in Los Angeles.
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