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Richard Pearse

Richard Pearse wood sculpture

Beautiful and intricate woodworking from artist Richard Pearse. (via the best part)

By Christopher on January 26, 2011 • sculpture wood

Kyle Bean, Stick Insects

Kyle Bean, Stick Insects wood sculpture matches insects

Brighton-based designer Kyle Bean has been busier than us and he updated his portfolio to prove it with a slew of really fun work including these meticulously constructed matchstick insects (photos by Owen Silverwood). I also really enjoyed the window displays he did for Selfridges. Previously. (via notcot)

Olivier Dollé’s Branch Book Shelf

Olivier Dollés Branch Book Shelf wood trees home furniture

French designer and architect Olivier Dollé has created this modern branch book shelf out of oak. He also has a second smaller version that is equally amazing. (via cielbleu)

By Christopher on January 13, 2011 • furniture home trees wood

Little Sapling Toys

Little Sapling Toys wood toys kids eco friendly

Little Sapling Toys out of Idaho make some really great objects for kids.

Here at Little Sapling Toys, we are committed to quality toys and a healthy earth. We plant a tree for every toy sold, use FSC Certified hardwoods, recycled content packaging and participate in our local green power program.

Their collection of teething toys, including the shape of every U.S. state gave me a good laugh. Oh and bowling yes please. (via cielbleu)

By Christopher on January 7, 2011 • eco-friendly kids toys wood

Made of New York: Upcycled modern furniture from discarded Manhattan lumber

Made of New York: Upcycled modern furniture from discarded Manhattan lumber wood upcycling recycling New York furniture

Made of New York is a simple, modern furniture collection constructed from industrial-era materials salvaged from demolished buildings. The furniture is the brainchild of former creative director of Ikea Sweden, John-Michael Ekeblad, furniture designer Jonathan Locke and timber-sourcing expert Brian Kane.

The process begins with sourcing the wood, much of which comes from torn down 19th-century buildings. In determining the use for each part the team aims to have “minimal treatment of the wood in favor of sustaining its naturally worn out beauty and charm.” The resulting pieces are each completed within five to ten days, using water-based stains and sealers and wood plugs whenever necessary.

Available now through NewYorkCitySnaps. (via cool hunting)

By Christopher on January 4, 2011 • furniture New York recycling upcycling wood

The Woodwork of Ben Butler

The Woodwork of Ben Butler wood sculpture installation

If you’re in Chicago, artist Ben Butler will have work at Zg Gallery as part of a show that opens this Friday, January 7th. I find his sculpture to be almost hypnotic, as if the pieces themselves are the visualization of rhythm or sound. Very cool stuff. (via the post family)

By Christopher on January 3, 2011 • installation sculpture wood

Laser Etchings by Jason Thielke

Totally blown away by these etchings by Denver artist Jason Thielke. I bet this guy knew how to use a spirograph as a kid. Found on the exceptional Pattern Pulp.

By Christopher on December 26, 2010 • drawing illustration lasers wood

Chris Larson

Phenomenal work from Minnesota artist Chris Larson (click Chris Larson on that page) whose body of work is spread so thinly online it took almost 45 minutes to piece together what I have here. Above we have Shotgun House, sub-zero stills from a short film entitled Deep North, and a wooden replica of the Dukes of Hazzard ’69 Charger crash landing on a replica of unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s Montana refuge (not to mention the space ship he constructed also crashing into said refuge). Rochester Art Center has some nice words:

Chris Larson’s work examines the relationship between humans and machines – sometimes expressed through a moment of impact, sometimes through great toil and effort. His previous sculptures are large wooden constructions of collided objects: in one example, a spaceship nearly flattens a wooden barn; in another, the car from The Dukes of Hazzard TV show, recreated in wood, is smashed into the roof of a replica of Ted Kaczynski’s cabin. These works are filled with metaphors of heroic and anti-heroic acts and of the collision of good and evil in human nature.