Timber Series Furniture by Matt Gibson

The intention was to design a series of furniture items – table, chair/stool, coffee table & side table – all utilizing solid natural materials of simple construction & composition that respond as objet d’art as well as furniture. Douglas Fir represented a natural material beautifully textured & warm yet light enough in weight that a thick chunky aspect could be afforded the... 

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Casa Kike, a private house in Cahuita

The simple form of the two pavilions of Casa Kike belies the complexity of their geometry. Each pavilion might be described as just two walls, a floor and a roof but is, more technically, a trussed timber shell in the form of an eccentrically-truncated, irregular, four-sided cone. [archithings]

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