By Ruth Samuelson in Washington City Paper Sep. 24 – 30, 2009 (Vol. 29, #39) For roughly a year, artist Sarah Tooley had observed people coming and going from the green benches at the tiny triangular park at 14th and Ogden Streets in Columbia Heights. Through her back bedroom window, she watched the rhythms of [...]

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Peter Krsko modified Flarke Shelves from Ikea into a large bookcase that fits the space. The resulting configuration required five Flarke cases, each $20 and six doors. The total material cost was less than $200. It took about 10 hours to put it together without any plans or preparation. It was built layer by layer [...]

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Wood as material offers endless possibilites and we’ve been fascinated by work of Dano Karpis who specializes in making furniture and everyday objects. We look at his sinks as art, as sculptures that transform brushing teeth into interaction with the artwork. Every piece is an original shape inspired by the environment Dano spends most of [...]

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Lately, the creator of the interactive sculpture that was installed at Streets 2k8, Jonathan Shor has been experimenting with recycled plywood. He developed very simple method that can be used to create very tough three-dimensional objects, such as furniture. The multiple layers of wood glued together in various direction causes the chairs to be flexible [...]

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