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Lost, Found & Remodeled: Architectural Miniatures Unfold from Old Furniture

It starts with a chair or a table, an old nightstand or vintage traveling trunk, but from there, these artifacts evolve in the hands of sculpture Ted Lott, who transforms them into complex works ...

Wooden Wonders: Innovative Updates to an Ancient Building Material

Despite the fact that wood has been in use as a primary building material for millennia, it’s being hailed as the material of the future. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new ...

Fractal Furniture: 3D-Printed Metal Chairs Feature Rich Geometric Details

Squint and you can see familiar shapes behind the dazzling detail and metallic gold of these 3D-printed chairs, but up close: finer geometries dominate each design. Developed by John ...

Radiant Design: Tree Rings Spin Outward in Elemental Wood Dresser & Desk Set

Flowing out like the rings from the center of a tree, the veneers on this chest of drawers were carefully selected, perfected and oiled to create a remarkable effect. The lightening of ...

Wipe Left: Getting A Handle On The Roll Front Toilet Seat

The Bog Standard Toilet Seat Roll Holder may be the sanitation solution nobody asked for but British designer Henry Franks really doesn't give a crap. “Bog Standard” is an oak wood ...

Buckle Your Seat: Leather Belt Brings Creative Class to ‘Cinch’ Folding Chairs

A twist on the traditionally dull folding chair, the 'Cinch' is simple to assemble, requiring no screws, glue or tools, but it also comes with a twist: a belt that buckles up to hold everything ...

Forest Foundation: The 10,000,000 Underwater Logs that Hold up Venice

It is hard to walk through Venice, Italy without wondering how the place was built, its architecture rising inexplicably out of the dark water below, or how water, power and internet traverse its ...

Vernacular Void: Wood Walls Warm Negative Space in Gray Brick Home

In a stark play of contrasts, a rich wooden passageway tunnels through this otherwise modern residence made up of small colorless masonry blocks, slicing like a house-shaped cookie cutter through ...

Love Your Work: Patterned Hammerhead Leaves Heart-Shaped Impressions

We all want to make a good first impression then leave a mark when we're done, particularly when it comes to a labor of love, and what better way than with this custom-designed ...

Fractal Chapel: Tree-Inspired Columns Branch Out to Open Up Interior Space

A series of stacked tree-like supports seem to abstract the nature in this Japanese chapel, bringing a small geometric forest inside this otherwise minimalist space to serve a contemporary ...

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