Classic Furniture Designs From Cheap Sustainable Materials
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 08.19.08
Oriented Strand Board (OSB) is the stuff of building today, replacing plywood as sheathing and in floors. From an environmental point of view, it can be a mixed bag; there is little waste and smaller, fast-growing species can be used. In the UK you can get it from sustainably harvested sources. The stuff is cheap.
Graduate designer Adam Rowe uses it "to challenge the misconceptions of material aesthetics and the value placed on materials, combining traditional craftsmanship and high quality leather with a modern cheap sustainable material."
OSB is made using sustainable wood sources in the UK and is approved by the FSC, creating a modern adaptation to the original classic without losing any of the detail and craftsmanship." ::Adam Rowe via ::Dezeen, seen at ::New Designers
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Sorry, I don't know how to say this nicely, I don't like the combination of OSB and the traditional furniture forms. To my eye it looks cheap and unattractive. I like OSB when used for what it is and it can even make a nice finish material in the right setting.
Agreed. This just looks like junk.
This looks awful to me.
OSB is more than a mixed bag. The glue that holds it together is made with formaldehyde.
I just designed and built a new round dining room table
with an OSB top. Fanciest thing I've ever built!
I used the complex OSB pattern to offset the
smooth pine base.
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