Mikiya Kobayashi designs electric ILY-Ai scooter made from wood
Japanese designer Mikiya Kobayashi has created an electric scooter with a body clad in chestnut wood in a bid to give the vehicle a softer and warmer aesthetic. More
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Möhn + Bouman Architects uses wooden fencing to update care centre facade
Dutch studio Möhn + Bouman Architects has given a facelift to an institutional-looking care centre near Rotterdam by covering the facade in fencing made from chestnut wood (+ slideshow). More
Sebastian Cox pairs coppiced chestnut and ash for furniture collection
British designer Sebastian Cox has used coppiced timber sourced from cultivated woodland to create this collection for UK furniture brand Benchmark (+ movie). More
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Kilburn Nightingale remodels Hackney townhouse with sweet-chestnut joinery
London architect Ben Kilburn has renovated a Victorian property he owns in Hackney, transforming three separate flats into a large family home featuring a double-height library and an attic playroom. More
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School building clad in chestnut shingles by Dauphins
A skin of chestnut shingles covers the facade of this multipurpose building at a school in the French town of Hostens by Dauphins (+ slideshow). More
