Italy 2016Bettcha know where this is, right?! YES, the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio (Not really)Since you're probably getting tired of Mexico, here's a nice change of pace, Italy.Wood is a wonderful unifying thread throughout so much design and architecture around the world. It immediately humanizes and warms the built environment. Other materials serve purposes and might be harder, etc, but the feel that wood delivers in a space is unmatched. There is an ease to working wood that allows details that would be much harder to accomplish in say metal (not to mention more expensive). And while ceramics are great for durability, they tend to slip out of fashion long before their true lifespan is up.So here's some Italian Dressing for you........ These are made out of wood! (what else, carbon fiber?)A unique base detail in Capitoline Museum Roma"Herringbone" wood floor in the Capitoline Museum RomaA fancy modern version of the wood floor, RomaFigured (curly) wood veneer used to set off inlaid stone in a museum in FlorenceRustic white oak used in a modern setting in VeniceTurned wood items in Venice shopHere's his card in case you couldn't resist something!Posted by JR Huebinger on 22nd September, 2016 | Comments | Trackbacks | PermalinkCategories: architecture, art, art furniture, cross cultures, details, flooring, history, Italy, millwork, modern, veneer, woodTags: inlaid veneer, history, flooring, historic, historic preservation, wood, travel, italy
