Surface Trends volume 1 www.Roseburg.com “Good design” is a mysterious and yet powerful process. Commercial design is a balance of art and science. Inspiration and practicality. Vision and collaboration. Buildings and their furnishings can be warm, comfortable and inspiring places to work and live. As a manufacturer of many of the components that go into great buildings, furniture and fixtures, we stay in tune with design trends and deliver products that meet the needs of the changing market.
Table of Contents From the Trend Board by Kenn Busch ............................................................... 3 Featured Trending Design: Alabama Cherry ........................................................... 4 – 5 New Trends with Classic Roseburg Designs ............................................... 6 – 7 From the Forest to the Finished Product Great design considers sustainability. As a timberland owner managing more than 600,000 acres, we understand that wood is naturally sustainable.
The FROM TREND BOARD Making Offices More Livable by Kenn Busch When discussing trends in workspace design it’s tempting to cite technology and furniture innovations, but those are just byproducts of the real driver – the extra time we’re spending at work, and the need to stay mentally engaged while we’re there. It’s no secret that longer hours don’t automatically translate to higher productivity.
In DESIGN FOCUS Alabama Cherry Natural woods are “in,” there’s no avoiding it. For both commercial and residential design, solid, honest, rich woodgrains are trending for furniture and interiors. Roseburg’s Alabama Cherry in durable Duramine® panels was created from a cherry tree that was uprooted in a tornado in Pennsylvania in 1998. A master cabinetmaker rift-cut the trunk so that the radial growth rings run lengthwise, creating a very straight grain.
Alabama Cherry Complimentary Surface Matches Roseburg Name HPL Match 3DL Match Alabama Cherry - 408 Arborite T521 Renolit Rustic Cherry Wilsonart 7054 SSI Burma Cherry Our intent is to illustrate the best identified matching surfaces at time of publication. Roseburg recommends comparing actual samples of TFL, HPL, 3DL and edgebanding.
WHITE The UnColor If it’s true that black is every color at once, what is white? Is it even a color at all? Well, it is and it isn’t. There are many, many subtle shades of white: warm, cool, off, pure, dirty, clean, and everything in between. But for most projects, white is less of a color than it is a context. A foundation of white is what makes a piece of weathered barnboard or a slab of red come alive in a room. White gives you permission to choose accents with extra character.
White is the dark matter of the design universe. If used well it’s very powerful and deserves to be treated with respect, but white should never be all there is. It might be a surprise to many, but like the rest of the industry, more than 50% of the Duramine we produce at Roseburg is some form of white. Roseburg distributors typically stock 2-3 shades of white that complement a variety of exciting Duramine solids, woodgrains and patterns.
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