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Joinery - curved elementsJoinery - curved elements Wood, Metal & Masory - Wood, Metal & Masory - Private Residence in Salina, KS.Architect – David ExlineTimber Frame – Mike Beganyi / New Energy Works

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements Furniture Friday: Gehry's Swoopy BenchFurniture Friday: Gehry's Swoopy Bench

Joinery - curved elementsJoinery - curved elements Masonry, Wood & GlassMasonry, Wood & Glass S’Klallam Tribal CenterCutler- Anderson Architects - in progress

Joinery - curved elementsJoinery - curved elements Masonry, Wood & GlassMasonry, Wood & Glass S’Klallam Tribal CenterCutler- Anderson Architects - in progress

Masonry, Wood & GlassMasonry, Wood & Glass Long Residence- Orcas IslandCutler- Anderson Architects 2004

Masonry, Wood & GlassMasonry, Wood & Glass Long Residence- Orcas IslandCutler- Anderson Architects 2004

Joinery - curved elementsJoinery - curved elementsThe poet Sappho seated on a klismos (Greek chair), detail from a hydria found at Vári, Greece, c. 440 bce; in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -Ville Hara - HUT Wood Studio WorkshopKorkeasaari Lookout TowerHelsinki Zoo, Finland

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -Arc by Elina HirveläA coat rack made from curved wood pieces set in a circle, recognized at IFDA (International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa).

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -WHY AMERICAN ASH WAS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE VISITORS

CENTRE AT THE AÑANA SALT VALLEY IN SPAIN

For the team at the Landa-Ochandiano workshop, American ash was the natural choice for a building which stands as a testament to one of Spain’s oldest industries – salt production.

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -Tulipwood at the London Design Festival Architect: David Adjay

“A high profile project with one of the UK’s leading architects, David Adjaye, has put American tulipwood into the spotlight. Adjaye’s tulipwood pavilion is a major feature of the 2008 London Design Festival, taking its place on London’s South Bank for the duration of the Festival. Named by the architect “Sclera” the pavilion’s design is innovative and, appropriately, eye catching. And Adjaye’s preference for tulipwood is a bold choice, marking the start of what may be a new era for this

prolific, strong and versatile timber.”

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -This farm house in Avalanche, Wisconsin was created by diseased and weak trees that were located on the property, a model exemplary of how beautiful green architecture can be. Designed by Architect Roald Gunderson who is a “whole tree Architect;” his designs incorporate the whole tree, including round

timbers, curves and branches.

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -the Art Gallery of Ontario, a Frank Gehry project

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -The WISA Wooden Design Hotel is a temporary building and will remain in place until the end of September 2009, so be fast! Pieta-Linda Auttila designed the WISA Wooden Design Hotel, an architectural gem of wood situated in the maritime heart of Helsinki.

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Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -Clayton Boyer designs and builds unique custom clocks that are made of wood.Each clock is handmade almost entirely of wood. Even the gears are made of wood.The clock pictured above ticks 90 times in a minute and finally drops the curved horizontal arm causing the chimes to sound.

Joinery - curved elements Joinery - curved elements -Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of high, or late, Gothic architecture. Erwin von Steinbach is credited for major contributions from 1277 to his death in 1318.

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Joinery - Joinery - curved elements -Gamble House, 1908 by Greene & Greene, Pasadena, CA.A masterful combination of arts & crafts and Japanese aesthetics,

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