Aloft in the Forest
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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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Engineered Flooring
A layer of hardwood bonded to two wood sublayers. More than 15 choices of wood available, including Australian chestnut, White tigerwood, and Chocolate oak.
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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…
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.
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…
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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Reclaimed Wood
by TerraMaiSalvaged from buildings, plantations, mines, and…
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Engineered Flooring
by EcoTimberA layer of hardwood bonded to two wood sublayers…
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Reclaimed Wood by TerraMai
For out-and-out oenophiles, what could be more…
I just love this house.Clean straightforeward lines warmed up by the dark floors and the views of nature outside.What kind of floor is this?Also...is the kitchen behind the main living area?
Animals and woods are part of the fun of living in Portland.
I love this style of house, especially tucked away like that. I saw a similar house was being built in inner SE Portland. I would like to see more modernist homes built... we take up so much space, much of it what we don't need.
"Among the many problems of urrban living . . . are raccoons, deer, and falling trees." Huh?
That last shot makes me weep with envy.
I would hate to be the one cleaning the windows? Don't spill anything on floor, very slippery when wet.
The view of the ever present mist and rain clouds must be super
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