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Frank's home is on the road, near the beach
Frank's home is on the road, near the beach
I did this to illustrate the strength of our upholstered benches which are realized as stressed skin panels. These and other skin resistant shapes are a benevolent gift of nature that should be exploited to much greater use in our created environment. Our 59-inch bench requires 1/4 as much tree to create, yet has the comparable strength of a 2-inch thick solid wood slab.
I did this to illustrate the strength of our upholstered benches which are realized as stressed skin panels. These and other skin resistant shapes are a benevolent gift of nature that should be exploited to much greater use in our created environment. Our 59-inch bench requires 1/4 as much tree to create, yet has the comparable strength of a 2-inch thick solid wood slab.
Image converted using ifftoany
Image converted using ifftoany
Tiny homes have officially become a thing—and these woodsy getaways will make you want to downsize ASAP.
Tiny homes have officially become a thing—and these woodsy getaways will make you want to downsize ASAP.
Jim of TX makes fine furniture, some of which with our spiral cone legs. This cabinet has the 7-1/2-inch straight legs.
Jim of TX makes fine furniture, some of which with our spiral cone legs. This cabinet has the 7-1/2-inch straight legs.
Stefan of NY created this live edge outdoor coffee table with three 16-inch straight spiral cone legs
Stefan of NY created this live edge outdoor coffee table with three 16-inch straight spiral cone legs
Custom silver dining height spiral cone legs
Custom silver dining height spiral cone legs
a Blood Cell and a Dog Bone bench in use at a dining table, both are 47-inch length benches
a Blood Cell and a Dog Bone bench in use at a dining table, both are 47-inch length benches
When my friend Ted, a farrier, needed new legs for his anvil stand, I said, I've got just the thing. Seems his old stand was destroyed in a work truck accident, like me, he's hard on equipment. The new set up has been in constant use for several years now, his business is a mobile operation, with the anvil constantly in and out of the truck. He says he couldn't be happier with the lightweight, but strong legs.
When my friend Ted, a farrier, needed new legs for his anvil stand, I said, I've got just the thing. Seems his old stand was destroyed in a work truck accident, like me, he's hard on equipment. The new set up has been in constant use for several years now, his business is a mobile operation, with the anvil constantly in and out of the truck. He says he couldn't be happier with the lightweight, but strong legs.
Mandi of Texas is one of our most repeating customers. This concrete patio table is her latest homemade creation.
Mandi of Texas is one of our most repeating customers. This concrete patio table is her latest homemade creation.
The designers at Fahz can create a 3-D printed vase whose form is determined by the profiles of the people of your choice.
The designers at Fahz can create a 3-D printed vase whose form is determined by the profiles of the people of your choice.
Amie Siegel's film The Architects offers viewers a peak into the offices of leading architecture firms throughout New York City.
Amie Siegel's film The Architects offers viewers a peak into the offices of leading architecture firms throughout New York City.
Inside an acoustic guitar - Inside the Music, Stunning Macro Photography by Andreas Mierswa and Markus Kluska
Inside an acoustic guitar - Inside the Music, Stunning Macro Photography by Andreas Mierswa and Markus Kluska
Inside an acoustic guitar - Inside the Music, Stunning Macro Photography by Andreas Mierswa and Markus Kluska
Inside an acoustic guitar - Inside the Music, Stunning Macro Photography by Andreas Mierswa and Markus Kluska
95-inch Dog Bone upholstered bench
95-inch Dog Bone upholstered bench
95-inch Blood Cell upholstered bench
95-inch Blood Cell upholstered bench
Dog Bone and Blood Cell, Placed end to end these two shapes look as if they are connected. Like links in a chain or bones in your body
Dog Bone and Blood Cell, Placed end to end these two shapes look as if they are connected. Like links in a chain or bones in your body
An 8 foot Blood Cell bench. During construction of the first 8 footer I thought, this thing is way too big, who's going want this and where am I going to photograph it. And then I placed the finished piece against this wall and saw at once that even in our small duplex it doesn't look the least bit out of place.
An 8 foot Blood Cell bench. During construction of the first 8 footer I thought, this thing is way too big, who's going want this and where am I going to photograph it. And then I placed the finished piece against this wall and saw at once that even in our small duplex it doesn't look the least bit out of place.
Eli and Apollo. This dining table has one of each bench shape, one dog bone and one blood cell. This makes for endless uses around the home
Eli and Apollo. This dining table has one of each bench shape, one dog bone and one blood cell. This makes for endless uses around the home
IBM Laboratory (La Gaude, France, 1962) Breuer supposedly ranked this structure of prefabricated concrete panels among his favorites. Its Brutalist facade and bold geometry, suspended above the countryside near Nice, speak to the rationality and cold calculation of his client, the computing giant.
IBM Laboratory (La Gaude, France, 1962) Breuer supposedly ranked this structure of prefabricated concrete panels among his favorites. Its Brutalist facade and bold geometry, suspended above the countryside near Nice, speak to the rationality and cold calculation of his client, the computing giant.
VW snow cat
VW snow cat
On the main floor, the kitchen islandis like Zulaikha’s own version of a Donald Judd sculpture: minimal, freestanding, and geometric.
On the main floor, the kitchen islandis like Zulaikha’s own version of a Donald Judd sculpture: minimal, freestanding, and geometric.
Mad tech mogul Nathan Bateman’s home has gorgeous, expansive views of a lake and mountains, but an underabundance of trees, considering the film’s Alaskan setting. Tall trees were imported and placed on twenty meter-high stilts to create an Alaskan vibe. The hotel, perched on a steep levee within a nature reserve, is a minimalist marvel that blends into the wilderness—in building the hotel, no alterations to the terrain or rock blasting were permitted. The result is a series of birdhouse-shaped log houses that jut perilously over slopes and a collection of guest rooms that are stand-alone cubes supported by huge steel rods drilled into the rock, each with one or two glass walls that offer eye popping views of glacial mountains.
Mad tech mogul Nathan Bateman’s home has gorgeous, expansive views of a lake and mountains, but an underabundance of trees, considering the film’s Alaskan setting. Tall trees were imported and placed on twenty meter-high stilts to create an Alaskan vibe. The hotel, perched on a steep levee within a nature reserve, is a minimalist marvel that blends into the wilderness—in building the hotel, no alterations to the terrain or rock blasting were permitted. The result is a series of birdhouse-shaped log houses that jut perilously over slopes and a collection of guest rooms that are stand-alone cubes supported by huge steel rods drilled into the rock, each with one or two glass walls that offer eye popping views of glacial mountains.

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