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Teak Origami-Style Cabinet Has Appealing Mitered Edges

Designer Aljoud Lootah created this origami-style unit -- The Oru Cabinet -- as part of a series that celebrates the ancient Japanese art of origami shapes.The limited edition Oru Cabinet is just one piece of The Oru collection of geometric furniture and decorative objects. It was fabricated from teak wood that is felt-lined, and it measures 1,320mm by 1,880mm by 300 mm.

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How to restore a tanker desk

A year or so ago I became very interested in restoring old vintage items, like tools and furniture, and incorporating salvaged items into some of my custom woodworking projects. The latest project I completed was an All Steel Equipment tanker desk that I purchased at an online auction back in February.

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UK Designer Grows Complete Furniture Pieces

 Gavin Munro has grown his business literally from the ground up.  “We’ve taken a complete rethink of how wood is used as a material,” says Munro, a furniture designer and owner of Full Grown, an ecological, zero-waste producer of wood furniture.Instead of traditional methods — harvesting trees, milling, shaping and assembling the wood into furniture —   “We’ve bypassed that completely and we now grow trees directly into the shapes and forms that we want,” he says.