ShAVINGS & SAWDUST
real or hoax?
Interior design websites were abuzz this Spring, after the Italian design house Fratelli Boffi released this photo (right) as a preview to its exhibit at the annual Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan, Italy. Good Vibration, by designer Ferruccio Laviani, is said to be an Oak storage unit, created using a 3-D computer routing system. It does not take much to see that it is simply a manipulated photograph, but is this just a publicity stunt or a tease for a real product. We will not know until the unveiling at the 2013 Furniture Exposition in April. In the meantime, its just a blur.
lego machinery
For Arthur Sacek of Brazil, machinery is just child’s play. He has produced a series of computerized 3-D milling machines, using mostly parts from Lego kits (see his videos at www.youtube.com/user/arthursacek).
A bloody mess
A man walks into a Home Depot in West Covina, CA. He goes to the tool department, calmly picks up a handsaw and begins sawing his arms. He gets as far as the bone in both arms, before falling unconscious. An off-duty paramedic at the scene was able to control the bleeding, with makeshift tourniquets utilizing off-the-shelf materials. Last report, the man is in critical condition.
20th century revival
The popularity of the PBS television program Downtown Abbey has increased the demand for early 20th Century furnishings. The Seattle Times reports that the show has re-ignited a passion for bedding, bath, and home furnishing options that reflect turn-ofthe-century sophistication.
We are waiting to see if Ferruccio Laviani’s Oak storage unit, Good Vibration, is a real concept or a hoax.
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Woodworker West
May-June, 2013