Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Plywood is cheap. That, along with its strength, is its strength, but also, ironically, its weakness. The history of ...

You can build almost anything out of wood, and you should. Nobody wanted the Mosquito. The Royal Airforce wanted bigger, heavier planes made out of metal, not wood; the American government asked ...

Winter is coming – no more fun saying because GoT is done and dusted, nevertheless, let’s look at Slē, the plywood sled. Inspired by bent plywood structures and joints that we see in everyday life, ...

Jannah Field and Rik Vannevel found their house on the real estate equivalent of the discount rack. Located in the Belgian city of Kortrijk in West Flanders, it dates from 1936 and has a ...

In March, when Austrian architects announced they were going to build an 84-metre skyscraper out of wood, there were mutterings about whether this was the right material for the job. The reservations ...

There was something of the occult in the way people talked about plywood. Take the Eameses, who called their plywood-molding apparatus the “Kazam!” machine or the “magic box.” Making beautiful, ...

Conversations around design often revolve around the materials used to create a certain aesthetic. Mahogany and walnut, for instance, suggest richness and elegance. Marble offers a sense of permanence ...

A plywood design will provide the function of a traditional wheelbarrow without the risk of rust or rot. Frustrated with store-bought wheelbarrows that rust and rot in Oregon’s wet coastal climate, I ...

While renovating a home involves big-picture decisions about materials and room layouts, it's the thoughtful details that truly define a finished space and often influence how a space feels. And it's ...

The Karekla (greek for Chair) employs a neat trick to make plywood literally bend to your demands. With a series of vertical cuts and a support at the base, the Karekla looks flat before you sit on it ...

Every year, 70,000 people gather in the Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival, a ten-day event where participants construct a temporary city built around art, music and culture. The Hayam Sun ...