Archive of posts tagged Material

Any ideas?

Last weekend I was in Home Depot on 23rd street in Manhattan, and I stumbled across this aluminum sheeting. Apparently, the people at Home Depot don’t read my blog otherwise they would know that this pattern is actually Quatrefoil. But that aside, this material seems like it has potential. I think it is generally used [...]



Materials Tutorial: Rattan and Wicker

Do you ever have a moment where you go “ohhhh now I get it”? I just had one reading about rattan and wicker. Recently I wrote about Golden Girls-inspired rattan furniture but in the back of my head I was wondering…how do I know this is rattan and not wicker? Turns out rattan is a [...]