UK architect firm Maccreanor Lavington has recently completed this incredible competition-winning dining hall timber structure for pupils at Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, west London.

Need some help imagining how handcrafted wood furniture works well in an interior space? In this Grand Design home from the 2018 series, we see this contrast thing working well again with wood furniture in what could be described as the unexpectedly warm calming interiors given that concrete is exposed throughout the home which many would view as cold and clinical.

Need some help imagining how handcrafted wood furniture works well in an interior space? This town house in Brooklyn, New York (designed by US studio The Brooklyn Home Company) is a good example of how the natural character of wood furniture and fittings really benefit from being placed in a contrasting neutral environment.

This beautiful work of art by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Australian artist Geoff Nees was commissioned for the National Gallery of Victoria Triennial in Melbourne, Australia which presents a large-scale exhibition of international contemporary art, design and architecture.