Moulded Plywood Furniture For Kids

When people talk about working with plywood manydesigns with a classic edge, that are affordable,
think about boat building or stylish modernist furnituredurable and could serve more than one purpose.
like the Eames chairs but now a Sydney basedKeryn also wanted to include a funky aspect to her
designer, Keryn Hughes, is applying these Modernistcreations so she has added the ability to include a
principles to furniture for kids.splash of colour using a laminate.
The earliest examples of plywood furniture appear inKeryn's company philosophy is to combine the use of
the 18th century but it was not until the 1850s that itenvironmentally sensitive materials with designs that
went into commercial production in the United States.enable the one piece to be used in numerous ways
Innovation continued during World War I when thethus maximizing the efficiency of the piece.
aviation industry contributed to the continuing successThe making of plywood is an environmentally sensitive
of plywood by creating a product with additional quality,technique that creates a material of outstanding
flexibility and durability.strength and stability that also weights little. The wood
When the furniture makes of the 1920s were lookingused to make the ply is a natural renewable resource
for a cheap alternative they turned to plywood. Theharvested from plantation forests.
first to make a breakthrough in using plywood wasKeryn's love affair with wood continues into her design
Dutch cabinet maker Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, who instudio, designed by eminent architects Peter
1927 built a chair with a seat made from a single pieceStutchbury and Sue Harper, it looks like an overgrown
of plyboard.tree house in the back garden.
This single seat set in motion a domino effect in design.Her tree house/office combines the best of both
Many examples of classic modernist furniture haveworlds creating a short communte to work but also
been designed and built using plywood during the 20thkeeping the office separate from her home life. The
century among the most famous are the Eamesopen plan design uses recycled blue gum and glass to
chairs by Charles and Ray Eames. These chairs arecreate an airy feel and, of course, her beloved
still prized as design icons to this day.plywood creates the ceiling, floors and a large deck for
Keryn Hughes continues this tradition by creating awork.
stunning collection of contemporary moulded plywoodKeryn's hard work has paid off with her Y-Front Side
furniture for children. Her style reflects the earlyTable being selected as a finalist in the Furniture
modernists using uncluttered lines in functional piecescategory of the Home Beautiful Product of the Year
embracing the warmth and quality of wood and2008 awards.
laminate.The panel of judges chose only 3 finalists, based on
In the beginning Keryn created a small range ofthe criteria of excellence in design, innovation and
children's furniture made by hand. When demandpracticality.
became too intense Keryn took time to reflect andKeryn's collection is designed and made in Australia.
thus created her current signature range ofAnd in 2008 they were formally initiated into the
contemporary moulded plywood furniture for adultsnot-for-profit Australian Made, Australian Grown
and children.campaign.
The aim of the collection was to create contemporary