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Islands Magazine
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Onetree
Documents a project in which all parts of an ailing 170-year-old tree felled in the National Trust's Tatton Estate in Cheshire were distributed to over 70 designers, artists and makers in Great Britain to be turned into artistic products.
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The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees
Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.
American Craft
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Wood
What is it about wood that makes it so familiar, so accessible, so aspirational and everyone's favourite material? This third title in the Materials series looks at wood in many of its forms, from the past, present and future. Featuring stimulating and inspiring photographs Wood takes us on a jorney through this living bundle of cells. From the ancient process of coopering to technologically advanced extruded wood we are offered an insight into the production and uses of timber, its forms and derivatives. Products featured vary from the beautifully crafted work of furniture designers and architects to familiar everyday objects such as pencils and toothpicks. This plant, which at its most bas...
Forthcoming Books
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RSA Journal
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Wood Art Today
This idea-packed compendium presents the work of todays top wood artists in over 500 photos. More than 130 artists from nine countries are showcased, including furniture makers, turners, and sculptors who borrow ideas and techniques from one another to create their art. Teachers of art history, creative art, craft, industrial design, and woodwork will discover new material for teaching about wood as a medium.
