You don’t have to be a linguist to draw a connection between the words plywood and pliability. Though traditionally used in home construction and cabinetry, mid-century makers like Eames and Aalto ...
From the archives at Dwell — architect Lynn Gaffney and her husband Bill Backus built a weekend retreat in rural Sharon, Connecticut. Manhattan renters, the couple wanted an escape that was an...
(Welcome Sparrow! — Sparrow King is a new daily contributor for Apartment Therapy New York) Harbenger Duo is a husband and wife design team based in Houston, Texas. Lucky for us, their stylish...
It's Friday afternoon and we're dreaming of a beach retreat like Nina Tolstrup's 388-square-foot home on the shore in the northeast of Kent, England. The space is sparsely furnished (with her own Pa...
Check out this modern home in south western France by Meld Architecture — the timber and limestone exterior responds directly to the local terrain where it was sourced and the home has many gr...
The URBIA Furniture System from New York Architecture firm OBRA Architects is a modular, interior system that can be customized to include furniture, room dividers, shelving, storage and even stairs...
We've sung the benefits of plywood before — it's low cost, can be purchased from almost any hardware store and there are options for sustainably harvested wood and low-chemical composition. Th...
The print in this Dwell magazine interior is one of Alexander Girard's Environmental Enrichment Interior Panels for Herman Miller. One of these panels was recently sold at auction for $900 and we sa...
We would love to entertain on this gorgeous Mensa table from Manchester, England based Lazerian — it's like a hybrid of a classic Platner table and a Koura pendant lamp from designer David Tru...
Inspired from similar-looking shelves that appeared in a home featured in Dwell Magazine, Mike used the legs from five IKEA FROSTA stools as shelving brackets. Paired with solid oak planks from Home...
Dear ATNY, I'm looking to replace my dining room chairs and have come across these ones several times — most recently on Feelmorehuman.com website. However, they do not sell them. They look li...
We've debated the merits of various stones, laboratory-grade finishes and butcher blocks but we're loving the cheap and practical solution of plywood! This is especially an inexpensive and attractiv...
To celebrate designer George Nelson's 100th birthday, Vitra is re-issuing a special edition of George Nelson's Laminated Plywood Chair — commonly known as the "Pretzel Chair." Designed in 1952, t...
One of the booths at BKLYN Designs featured a juried selection of designs from Pratt Institute's Industrial Design undergraduate and graduate programs. While there wasn't a lot of information about...
The work of Williamsburg-based designer Takeshi Miyakawa bridges that area between functional furniture and furniture-as-artwork. His Fractal 23 cabinet was recently a web-sensation and seeing it i...
This dwelling was created in a backyard shed for use by a teenager. The structure, divided into four stories, is both extremely small and undeniably cool. Made entirely of birch plywood, the interio...
Last week, we posted Jeff Miller's LittleBig Chairs (also pictured above) that use bent plywood to beautiful affect. When researching the design, we became enamored with the designer's Big Bend Tabl...
We've featured some work from New York City-based designer Jeff Miller before - his Obo Modular Shelving and Clipt chair. The original LittleBig Chair (above, left) has recently been joined by a spi...
How does a former New Yorker make a home in Virginia? At Home With James Collins: A Storybook Life in Red Brick describes the author's move to Merriewood in Somerset, Virginia. The red brick antebel...
These unique cabinet fronts are made from plywood punching plates discarded from the industrial process of creating cardboard boxes. The Belgian firm Rotor promotes the re-use of interesting indust...
Australian designers from Buro North Studio created their Green X-Mas Tree by optimizing production, manufacturing, sourcing and shipping for an ecologically-friendly design. The resulting modern t...
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