Trend: Wood
-- Home Accents Today, 4/1/2008
Wood looks go with the grain in glowing form as environmental concerns mount and effect changes in the world of design. Modern offerings straddle the line between elegant and rustic, giving the natural beauty of wood prime placement. Conceptual forms, streamlined, spare shapes and minimal finishes return us to our roots with an architect's aesthetic of space and light. — Tracy Bulla
New to Cypress Point Home's Artifacts Collection, the Spanish Moss table lamp gives a nod to decadently aged wood with its Old World patina and double-lined bronze shade ($249).
Stained ash veneer legs punctuate the cubist, contemporary form of the Directions East bamboo-topped end table ($105).
The Manning chandelier from Arteriors presents a study in contrasts, creating a dramatic large-scale frame in natural, unadorned wood ($978).
Ornate meets rustic in the beveled Borghese mirror from Artdreams Home, highlighting an antiquity finish evocative of weathered wood ($657).
Accents by Design's Bossa Nova chair, which translates from the Portuguese as “new trend,” exhibits modern, conceptual grace in Brazilian tropical hardwoods.
Wood burl frames enhance the naturalistic theme of Phoenix Galleries' Architectural Tree Triptych, hand-painted and matted in faux silk ($675, set of three).
Crushed rattan strips and PVC combine to effect the look of smooth, polished wood in Mainly Baskets' Philippine-made decorative pot ($139).
Distinctive knots and holes lend The Phillips Collection's Monkey Wood console a unique presence, crafted from the discarded remains of felled trees in Northern Thailand ($6,599).
Soft, neutral swirls render wood grain as floor art in Capel's new indoor/outdoor Vermicelli rug, a Wilton weave import from France ($179, 5x8).
Individually fitted beveled glass panels glamorize the streamlined style of the alder St. Thomas screen from Galerias Chippendale ($1,980).
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