Opportunity for Furniture Designers and Woodworkers
July 29th, 2010Opportunity
In the spirit of Eames, Aalto and anyone else with a special thing for engineered wood, Storey Publishing and Philip Schmidt are creating a book of do-it-yourself building projects using plywood (and other sheet goods). Philip Schmidt is the author/editor of the book, who is in charge of finding fresh, innovative and super cool project designs from creative people. The book will contain 101 clever, custom, modern home furnishings and accessories that you can build on a budget using basic hand and power tools. Many are easy to disassemble for storage or to take with you when you move (great for renters and those on the lam). All are made with standard materials available at lumberyards, home centers and online suppliers. The deadline for entering your design ideas is August 12, 2010.
Information
Projects We’re Looking For*
- Pretty much anything in and around the home:
- Furniture
- Storage and display pieces
- Kids’ stuff
- Outdoor furniture and accessories
- Home office
- Decoration/Artwork
- Pet accessories
- Surprise us (we’re already looking at one idea for a plywood Christmas tree)
Contributors Receive:
1. Fame: A byline in the published book, with your name under your project’s title. We’ll also include a brief bio of each contributor in the back of the book—a great place to plug your website or business, or maybe just to say something nice about your mom.
2. Money: We’ll pay for each design selected for the book—enough to cover the basic materials for most projects. (Note: Payments are made after the book releases, which is scheduled for sometime in 2011.)
3. Your project: We just need a photo of the finished product, so the real thing is yours to keep. In other words, we’ll pay you to design and build something nice for yourself.
4. Free book: Each contributor gets a free copy of the finished book (also sent after the book releases).
Requirements
1. Original project design. (Ok to reinterpret traditional forms. Submit as many designs as you like.)
2. Written step-by-step instructions for completing the project.
3. Measured drawing of project parts. (Ok if rough, but must be accurate.)
4. Photograph of finished project.
*Helpfully Notes from the Author: It’s ok to use any hardware, fasteners to complete the project, as long as the materials are readily available and not custom-fabricated or downright pricey. In terms of skill level and equipment, our target readers are regular folks working in their garages. So each project must be doable with ordinary hand tools or portable power tools. We still want to see pieces made with CNC routers and the like; we’ll just have to discuss adapting them for the home woodworker. Unfortunately, we can’t Bend It Like Breuer. Bending plywood is a bit too complex for this book, so please save your bent ply pieces for (I hope) a later edition.
Contact
For questions, contact Phillip Schmidt by phone at 303-669-3902 and if you’re interested, please send an email to plywoodbook@gmail.com. Also you can check out his website at www.philipschmidt.net and Storey Publishing’s website at www.storey.com.
