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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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Cork Wine Stopper, Pourer
As more wineries are turning away from cork to seal their blends, Normann-Copenhagen is bringing the wine stopper back to its origins with a new set of corks made from, but of course, cork.
Products
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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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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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Cork Mosaic Tiles
Two circle sizes. Available in natural or more than 100 custom colors. Made from the waste of the cork bottle-stop industry.
Dwell Collection
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Site Specifics: Oslo, Norway
A sleepy capital perched by the sea, Oslo is in the midst of an architectural surge. The old port and the new opera house are just two examples of why Norway’s capital is pointing the way…
Tips
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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…
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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.
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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Detour: Architecture and Design Along 18 National Tourist Routes in Norway
What can rest stops, information centers, and observation decks tell visitors about a culture? The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design will explore this question…
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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 TerraMai
For out-and-out oenophiles, what could be more…
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Reclaimed Wood
by TerraMaiSalvaged from buildings, plantations, mines, and…
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Cork Mosaic Tiles
by HabitusTwo circle sizes. Available in natural or more…
Great place. Do you know of cork flooring retailers in the USA?
I just went to Google's shopping site, there are a lot of retailers selling cork flooring. Here is a link to a DIY site, it looks pretty easy to do. http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/home_improvement/article/0,,DIY_13954_4314409,00.htm Good Luck David
Also, be sure to check out www.ifloor.com and www.corkandfloor.com
Are there links to the architects anywhere? Maybe a book. www.bakgard.com
nicely done! someday we'll have a home like this one...off the grid--sustainable--this constantly gives me so many great ideas for the future.
I want to cover approximately 400 square meters of floor area with cork, love the stuff, but when I see it sealed in shops it always looks and feels like plastic. A store in Berlin, Biofarben, is the only place I've found where the material, once sealed, maintains its warm, chalky texture. I'm not convinced that this seal is durable though . . . Anyone have any experience with nice/gross cork flooring they can share?
I just put down Westhollow Niagra in my house by myself 52 yr old female, It is wonderful and if I can put it in anyone can. I have had it in my living area for 4 years with 2 large dogs coming in and out, all the teenage boys in the area running in and out without cleaning off their shoes. The floor looks great. If needed the floor can be screeded and poly applied. no need yet. Very durable, easy on knees, warm too. I floors on the internet. I soaked a board in water for 2 weeks and it did not de laminate, fall apart or swell. That is when I purchased enough to do the whole house. Get it you will love it . You don't see the dirt.
The rocking chair in pic 4: Does anyone know the maker? Beautiful, see how the outermost back supports swing forward to become armrests, supporting more spindles. A Scandinavian take on the classic Windsor chair?
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