Research in Craftsmanship – Wooden Tables and Chairs by Steven Banken
Steven Banken has researched woodworking machinery and craft to create furniture where wooden parts are partially sawn, then glued together to create slight curvature.
Discovery Through Use – Furniture and Art by Canadian Woodworker Brent Comber
Brent lives and works in Vancouver, and uses wood sourced from surrounding areas to communicate how he experiences nature and what it means to him through these materials.
In Relation to the Environment – Natural Wood Seating by Terry Dwan
Pieces of furniture designed by Terry Dwan, a Californian-born architect. They are made out of single blocks of solid cedar wood, which are turned on a lathe and sculptured to create flowing curves.
Clearing Away Excess and Adornment – Wooden Furniture by Jong-Sun Bahk
Formerly a musician, Korean maker Jong-Sun Bahk creates minimalistic furniture of exquisite craftsmanship, having a unique ability to clear away all excess and exclude adornment.
Studio Look – Inside Japanese Lacquer Craftsman Mie Yokouchi’s Workshop
Mie Yokouchi creates her urushi works by applying mugi-urushi (a mixture of flour and lacquer) on linen cloth and Japanese paper, here we feature a few photos from inside her workshop.
Love for Nature, Respect for Ingenuity – Wood Furniture by Studio Dunn
A furniture company based in Rhode Island, United States and headed by industrial designer Asher Dunn, handcrafts all of it's furniture by taking strong cues from nature itself.
Handcrafted In Wood – Tick Lamps by Andrea Costa for ILIDE
Italian light designers ILIDE have teamed up with skilled craftsmen to collaborate on this wooden carved light, titled TICK the light is an oval shade that's been carved using a chisel.
Simple Forms & Bold Colour Combinations – Furniture by Zoë Mowat
Zoë Mowat, a furniture and object designer based in Montreal, puts emphasis on simple forms, bold colours and unusual material combinations for geometric tables.
Carved Walnut & Cherry Woodworks by Tomokazu Furui at OEN Shop
Tomokazu Furui crafts with real precision and skill. I’m particularly in awe of the chisel marks scatted around his pieces, these marks and ripples on the surface of the wood add real character.
Wood and Metal Tables by Belgian Furniture Company Heerenhuis
The company based in Antwerp, Belgium produces high-quality tables from authentic materials such as solid oak, non-coated steel, and vegetable tanned leather with simplicity in mind.
Black & White Lacquer Woodwork – Hiroyuki Sugawara for OEN Shop
A selection of new lacquer woodwork handmade by talented craftsman Hiroyuki Sugawara, who makes out of his studio Greenlight in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Wooden Dishes, Trays & Chopstick Boxes by Yusuke Tazawa at OEN Shop
Japanese craftsman Yusuke Tazawa owns studio Think Forest! in in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture where he crafts these beautiful wooden trays. dishes and boxes by hand.