Going with the grain: wood is the interiors material of 2017, as this award celebrating innovative designer makers shows

Corinne Julius, Evening Standard, September 24, 2017

Outstanding design, craftsmanship and installations are recognised in the annual Wood Awards. See the 2017 winners :

 

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The winner here is Eleanor Lakelin for her Time and Texture Installation (A Landscape of Objects) in oak, cedar, Wellingtonia and sycamore.  She retrained as a wood turner, developing her own unmistakable style and attracting a growing band of collectors.

“I’m fascinated by wood as a living, breathing substance,” she says. “I’m particularly inspired by the creative possibilities of burred wood. This proliferation of cells is a mysterious and beautiful act of nature." ...

 

 

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