The Tower House is made up of tiny houses, clustered at the southern end of the property and clad in white steel panels and western red cedar shingles. Spinning off the living room on the north side of the main house, the children’s study sits separate from the other pavilions. On its upper level, Oxley netting forms a web on which the kids and their friends can sit and read with views of the leafy street and garden.

Cal and Macy jump rope with mom and dad.

Steel rods surround the staircase. A MayDay lamp by Konstanting Grcic for Flos is affixed to the rope wall.

Another backyard hotspot is the deck, built around an existing boulder, where adults can lounge while the kids climb.

The cork stairs with a rope railing lead down to the kids’ level.

The upper level contains the master bedroom and the kids' room. "We wanted the upstairs gallery that connects the two bedrooms to be as open as possible," principal Aljosa Dekleva says. "The rope mesh works as a fence for security, but is also performs as a multifunctional transparent wall on which one can hang different objects." A desk provides an additional workspace.

Hollis designed the custom outdoor bed, which is suspended by ropes. "We hope that visitors come away relaxed and refreshed and have the feeling they had the one-of-kind experience of the valley," she says.

It takes approximately four hours of handiwork to weave the chair's seat.

The twins' ephemera gathers on the patio outside.

Keeping the spacing of the rope consistent is quite a challenge.

The stairway chandelier is made from designer Christien Meindertsma’s flax-rope lamps for Thomas Eyck, which feature the same material as those used in Dutch shipping yards. At eight months pregnant, in anticipation of the new baby, Suttles mounted a ladder to arrange the rope, which her stepmother strategically sewed to achieve just the right shape.

San Francisco designer Tina Frey creates modern resin products for the home, using a thoroughly executed design, hand sculpting, and hand casting process. With her Round Tree Swing, Tina Frey takes her designs outside, and captures the joy of swinging from a tree branch.

Designer Ben Klebba worked with his father, a former furniture maker, on the design of the Harbor Chair.

Roping and tightening one of the modules. Photo by Clifford Ho.

Managing 25 bundles of rope per bay. Photo by Clifford Ho.

We terminate one piece of rope by wrapping the next piece of rope around the end of it. Only the very last rope in the sequence will then be crimped with hardware. This really helps us minimize the amount of hardware we had to use on the project. Photo by Clifford Ho.

The lush design for the Flag Halyard Chair (1950) was supposedly inspired by a day at the beach, when Wegner was slowing carving himself a spot in the sand to relax. Lounging is supported by 240 meters of flag line strung through a steel frame and sheepskin covering—those coveting this chair can even reserve their own sheepskin. Manufactured by PP Møbler. Photo by Jens Mourits Sørensen.

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Rope Bench by Yoav Reches. "This plywood bench has been constructed using only rope tension. The system, which features the rope embedded directly in the plywood, can either lie flat or be realised into a complete seating unit."

The rope door pulls are Rich’s creation.

John Issa of Perimeter Architects oversaw the creation of the rope room in this Wicker Park abode, which belongs to client Brian Littleton—a bachelor with a young niece and nephew. "It posed tons of challenges," he recalls. "Designing with a material that has slack is more math than I care to tackle."

One of the quick spacing tests, with twenty pieces of rope. Photo by Clifford Ho.

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The rope chandelier is a French design from the 1940s by Hadrian Audoux and Frida Minet; the PP250 Valet chair is by Hans Wegner for PP Møbler.

A rope ladder accesses the loft-style bedroom in the Ada model.

Designer Erica Islas's Palisades Kids' Room features a rock-climbing wall and rope.

A simple rope pull functions as the handle to the cabin’s only internal door.

Rope basket by Ligne Roset, $85. The indoor-outdoor basket is crafted from woven cord made of recycled plastic. Use for storage or to hide planters.

Braided Doormat by Sailor Craft Knots. Hand braided from hemp and measuring 30 by 18 inches, the mat originates from Charleston, South Carolina.

My mother showed us how to create the perfect “rope ball” to deal with the messy bundles.

One vignette, propped up on a radiator, features a pot by Isaac Nichols, a rope basket by Trish Andersen, and a crystal from Sprout Home.

The open-air shower features a screen Moore wove from marine rope. Maui, Hawaii Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

Rope swing that becomes the rope mounts for storage and TV, floor storage, magnetic art corner, furniture on wheels

Nika Rams is looking for a producer for his recycled Rope bookshelf.

Leo flies across the yard on a rope swing (opposite). The oak’s trunk is surrounded by Mexican river stones. Mill Valley, California Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017