I read an interesting article in New Scientist about how big trees are currently suffering as a result of severe climate changes and the devastating long-term impact this will have on our beautiful forests across the world. Read more
A medieval barn in west London described by poet Sir John Betjeman as the “Cathedral of Middlesex” has been bought by English Heritage for £20,000.
Try and close one draw, without opening another…. Read more
Belgium designer Alain Berteau is currently presenting a new series of oak products, called ‘New Basics’ – a range for his own brand Objekten – at Maison & Objet in Paris, including this double-walled oak tray that serves as an iPad stand. Read more
This is an ongoing series of constructed photographs rooted in the forest. Read more
The Inception Chair by Vivian Chiu has an interesting infinite look when viewed from certain angles – this effect is achieved by putting a chair within a chair that sits within another chair… times 10 Read more
I read and interesting article in the Financial Times about the fact that England has one of the lowest percentages of wooded land area in Europe. Read more
Tokyo-based architectural design firm Kengo Kuma and Associates has recently completed the Café Kureon, a structure from wooden beams stacked in a Jenga-like pattern. Read more
This impressive structure from pine cones can be found in a forest in Norway, and was created by Mexican architect Iván Juárez of x-studio in collaboration with the Nordic Artists Centre at Dalsåsen and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture. Read more
