Designing Against The Grain http://designingagainstthegrain.com Designing Against The Grain Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:40:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DATG-Header-200w.png Designing Against The Grain http://designingagainstthegrain.com 139425700 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/mood-changers-chevrons-herringbones-versailles-and-randomness/ Mood changers: chevrons, herringbones, versailles, and randomness. https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535676778/_/designingagainstthegrain~Mood-changers-chevrons-herringbones-versailles-and-randomness/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535676778/_/designingagainstthegrain~Mood-changers-chevrons-herringbones-versailles-and-randomness/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:10:01 +0000 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/?p=2955          
 
 ]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535676778/_/designingagainstthegrain~Mood-changers-chevrons-herringbones-versailles-and-randomness/feed/ 0 2955Chevrons, herringbones, versailles, basket weaves–patterns. They’re everywhere! We’ve been talking about this trend of patterns and asking: what is it that makes people attracted to them? It turns out there are studies that look at our brain’s reactions and our emotional reactions to patterns. We see patterns even where there are no patterns. So what […]

         
 
 
]]> http://designingagainstthegrain.com/thoughtful-sophistication-interview-with-susanne-angarano/ THOUGHTFUL SOPHISTICATION—INTERVIEW WITH SUSANNE ANGARANO https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535445730/_/designingagainstthegrain~THOUGHTFUL-SOPHISTICATION%e2%80%94INTERVIEW-WITH-SUSANNE-ANGARANO/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535445730/_/designingagainstthegrain~THOUGHTFUL-SOPHISTICATION%e2%80%94INTERVIEW-WITH-SUSANNE-ANGARANO/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:51:07 +0000 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/?p=2950          
 
 ]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/535445730/_/designingagainstthegrain~THOUGHTFUL-SOPHISTICATION%e2%80%94INTERVIEW-WITH-SUSANNE-ANGARANO/feed/ 0 2950We’ve been talking about Thoughtful Sophistication™ a lot in our studios; what it means to us and what we hope it means to others. Of course, there’s our Thoughtful Sophistication collection—but it’s more than just the products and finishes you see. It’s a way to move Beyond the Barn™  to see the other side of reclaimed wood, options that […]

         
 
 
]]> http://designingagainstthegrain.com/portland-trail-blazers-tops/ Portland Trail Blazers Tops https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/532771190/_/designingagainstthegrain~Portland-Trail-Blazers-Tops/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:33:12 +0000 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/?p=2932         
 
 ]]> 2932With a history in the Moda Center of roaring fans, squeaking sneakers, and the swish of the net, now decommissioned Original Gym Flooring has made its way from court fame to reclaimed wood icon. The Trail Blazers and Portland Fire both called this Oregon court home. The salvaged maple flooring is attached to plywood, so we’re […]

        
 
 
]]> http://designingagainstthegrain.com/portland-wood-hometown-stories/ Portland Wood, Hometown Stories https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/532759078/_/designingagainstthegrain~Portland-Wood-Hometown-Stories/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:30:01 +0000 http://designingagainstthegrain.com/?p=2913         
 
 ]]> 2913Big timbers, clean wood, rugged wood—all local! Three iconic buildings in Portland, Oregon have reached the end of their lifecycle and we’re bringing you the salvaged timbers, boards, and more:   The old Fishels Furniture building on Martin Luther King Blvd. at Burnside bridge has yielded Douglas fir timbers fit to go back into use as […]

        
 
 
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