TIMBER! Showcasing Beautiful Boards and Woodwork in Design
I've started to notice certain materials and styles I'm drawn to over and over again whether I'm marking favorite shots at Houzz or taking pictures at the Modern Atlanta House Tour. Most recently I'm obsessed with beautiful boards and woodwork integrated into functional furniture pieces.
George Nakashima, who was raised with the forests of the Olympic Peninsula all around him, was a master of showcasing beautiful lumber and making it functional. I stumbled upon a flickr set by member soulellis the other day while working on a blog post and found myself mesmerized by shots of his studio property. With a little help from the interwebs, I found out that you can take tours of the studio on Saturday afternoons (for more information, go to http://www.nakashimawoodworker.com/visit_us/tours).
Well, on with the photos of some lovely woodslabs with unfinished edges I've spied around town and Houzz (some Nakashima, others inspired by his work). After looking at them as a group, I realize what makes them work so well in modern rooms is the contrast of their irregular edges with the clean lines and grids surrounding them. After all, nothing but straight lines all the time gets pretty dull!
George Nakashima, who was raised with the forests of the Olympic Peninsula all around him, was a master of showcasing beautiful lumber and making it functional. I stumbled upon a flickr set by member soulellis the other day while working on a blog post and found myself mesmerized by shots of his studio property. With a little help from the interwebs, I found out that you can take tours of the studio on Saturday afternoons (for more information, go to http://www.nakashimawoodworker.com/visit_us/tours).
Well, on with the photos of some lovely woodslabs with unfinished edges I've spied around town and Houzz (some Nakashima, others inspired by his work). After looking at them as a group, I realize what makes them work so well in modern rooms is the contrast of their irregular edges with the clean lines and grids surrounding them. After all, nothing but straight lines all the time gets pretty dull!
This is a shot from flickr member soulellis, from a tour of Nakashima's studio property. This is the Minguren Coffee Table
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