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Good with Wood: NADAAA Architects' Wood Creations, Part 2

By Rain Noe - January 24, 2013

in Furniture Design

When we first spotted NADAAA Architects' Bob Sidetable and Edna Desk, we thought ah, sure, we've seen plywood stacked to create solid forms before.

It gets a little more interesting with their Gomez Coffee Table, where the stacked sheets unexpectedly give birth to a flowing lower shelf:

"The idea of this table," writes the firm, "resides in combining and reconfiguring the paradoxical logics of butcher block construction with bent plywood technology to produce a new hybrid."

But the stacked plywood piece that really caught our eye is the killer Vero Dresser.

Sporting some 39 drawers, the monolithic object features a largely concealed aluminum frame. As a result, when you open one of the drawers along the edge of the piece, the drawer seems to float.

The intention of the design is to restrict the elements of the dresser to a bare minimum, relying on stacked plywood as the sole medium of construction and expression -- eliminating all material differentiation, structural framing, or accessories. The drawer pulls, for instance, are routed out of the stacked plywood drawers fronts in varied radii to enhance the appearance of thickness and depth. Conversely, the metal supports at the base are designed to dematerialize in diminutive proportions and reflective finishes.

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Scott

11 years ago

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I never understand why this technique continues to be so popular. It's a tremendously inefficient use of a very efficient material. There's a reason these are always one-offs and concepts- once you have to glue up and sand a thousand little strips of plywood, the charm wears off real fast.
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John Goodman

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People! Stop using hemp! Think of the potheads, missing out on their rush?
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Ryan

11 years ago

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Beautiful work, and a fantastic imagination!

Josh, please stop trolling. Industrial hemp, as far as I can tell, has nothing to do with solid furniture. If you're going to make statements like that, give us an example of an actual product made with hemp instead of hardwoods or plywood.
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bob

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wow this is just absolutely stunning- very beautiful treatments.

I also am very curious and interested in designing furniture with hemp fiber.
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Josh Davis

11 years ago

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The form is impressive - but STOP USING WOOD.
Use Hemp or some other fibre plant.

Let the trees regrow the forrest and invest in Industrial Hemp.

Learn about it designers and help evolve our culture.
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