Plywood

The ultimate guide to all things plywood – its history, design, manufacture and use in interiors – from pioneering British design company Uncommon Projects.

The popularity of plywood has skyrocketed in recent years, with the craftsmanship of plywood designs being appreciated on sites such as Pinterest, Instagram and Houzz. It is a DIY-friendly material, lending itself to modular and custom solutions, and particularly to kitchens. This stylish book explores all the many different ways that plywood can be used in interiors, showcasing some of the most beautiful contemporary examples.

Throughout the book are contributions from designers and architects who favour plywood as their material of choice, offering insight into their creative process, including Studio Bark, Atelier Oslo, Isokon, Sons of Beasley, Hugh Strange Architects and many more. Each entry is accompanied by beautiful interiors photography to inspire your own plywood project.

A technical section contains fascinating information about the physical properties of plywood, which trees it comes from and how it is manufactured, while an insightful history chapter charts the development of this versatile material from Ancient Egypt onwards, through exquisite eighteenth-century cabinetmaking to iconic mid-twentieth-century pieces, down to the innovative designs available today.