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D O V E T A I L . B Y P E T E R C A R D E W Throughout his years practicing architecture in Vancouver Canada Peter Cardew has built an international reputation for innovation and quality, both in buildings and for the furniture that he has designed to inhabit those buildings. ¶ He approaches all design with the same rigourous logic that he employs in his architecture believing that design excellence is achieved through the exploration of function and an understanding of materials and craftsmanship to transform an inert material into an appropriate and meaningful object. ¶ Peter’s work has been exhibited internationally and he has lectured throughout the world. In 2012 Peter received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal, awarded annually to an individual in recognition for outstanding services to architecture. ¶ One of the earliest woodworking joints pre-dating written history, the dovetail has been found in the tombs of the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the tombs of Chinese emperors where longevity and beauty were paramount. Unsurpassed throughout history as the most effective woodworking joint in the crafting of wooden furniture the Dovetail in this contemporary application exhibits a timeless lucidity in form, material and structure within which the functional beauty of the dovetail is quietly celebrated.