One of the most prominent trends shaping the materials sector today is functional performance — products that do more than ...

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, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Plywood is cheap. That, along with its strength, is its strength, but also, ironically, its weakness. The history of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This simple elephant marks an important moment in the history of mass-produced furniture. It was originally made from ...

ATLANTA - AraucoPly is challenging cabinetmakers, woodworkers, furniture builders, and residential carpenters to showcase their professional abilities and creative designs with AraucoPly plywood ...

And while we can appreciate the singularity of the Watzek House design, what Yeon referred to as “ a sequence of revelations ,” we are also curious about his humbler abodes. After all, fewer than 20 ...

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 ...

Aston University's entry into this year's Shell Eco-Marathon may look a little low-tech, but that didn't stop the hydrogen-fueled, flat-pack cardboard and plywood car from scooping the Eco-Design ...