After three gruelling months of waiting, the 2015 Wood Awards winners have finally been announced, and we bring you all the details in our special feature as well as showing you the overall winner of the Arnold Laver Gold Award, ‘the Fishing Hut’ by Niall McLaughlin Architects. It was great to see that the student category was so popular and the Furniture & Product category winners really set the bar high this…
There’s nothing like a bit of variety in life, and if you can get it in your working life as well then it’s a double bubble situation. I’m currently helping out on a roofing job; so far it’s been mostly inside in a dimly-lit squash court-sized attic and has involved a structural engineer’s report (aka a serving suggestion) and loads of 12mm birch ply. When the weather’s fine it’s…
In a desire to use what would normally be deemed unsuitable for high end, bespoke furniture production, Bertram Whitford has created a majestic and unique drinks cabinet that draws upon traditional techniques of cabinet making, designed in his idiosyncratic style.
Hello and welcome to our 300th issue! Can this really be happening?! Apparently so! I must say that I feel very honoured to be part of such a wonderful team and have the privilege of working with so many great people each month in putting together a magazine that is so well loved by its readers (and by us!) A massive thank you must go out to everyone who has continued to support the magazine over the years – we…
Having served time as a lawyer in Cape Town, Jock decided to change direction and get closer to nature. The result is Timber Village - a truly unique part saw mill and lumber yard and part artisan workshops and show room for bespoke contemporary furniture. There is even a museum highlighting the history of the timber trade in and around the area.