You can build almost anything out of wood, and you should. Nobody wanted the Mosquito. The Royal Airforce wanted bigger, heavier planes made out of metal, not wood; the American government asked ...

There was something of the occult in the way people talked about plywood. Take the Eameses, who called their plywood-molding apparatus the “Kazam!” machine or the “magic box.” Making beautiful, ...

Conversations around design often revolve around the materials used to create a certain aesthetic. Mahogany and walnut, for instance, suggest richness and elegance. Marble offers a sense of permanence ...

In March, when Austrian architects announced they were going to build an 84-metre skyscraper out of wood, there were mutterings about whether this was the right material for the job. The reservations ...

In interior designing, finishes of an interior space are defined. However, strength of plywood finally defines the strength of a final product. Quality of plywood has a huge impact on the stability of ...

Margaret Howell presents an exhibition that celebrates the plywood furniture designs of Isokon. Staged at Margaret Howell’s Wigmore Street HQ (until 5 November 2022), the display spans from 1936 to ...

A plywood design will provide the function of a traditional wheelbarrow without the risk of rust or rot. Frustrated with store-bought wheelbarrows that rust and rot in Oregon’s wet coastal climate, I ...

London-based architectural practice HÛT designed and built this movable gin trolley as office furniture for its new workspace. HÛT had recently moved to a studio in Shoreditch, and built the cart to ...

Every year, 70,000 people gather in the Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival, a ten-day event where participants construct a temporary city built around art, music and culture. The Hayam Sun ...