Materials for Design

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Plastic will always be plastic. Of course, each type of this vast family is different but if one creates a grade of polypropylene then, without fail, it will always be the same, no matter how many different products you make from it. However, the biography for many grown materials is a chronicle of sustained weather and geography. Unlike wine, a product so distinctly affected by nature, where the history of the grape is reflected in its taste, the history of wood affects the way it functions and looks, with the grain storing the memories of time and of place.

For me, there is nothing like the distinctive, unpretentious markings of Douglas fir. Douglas fir is perhaps not as recognized and well known as other ...