INTRODUCING
Custom Furniture Using Locally Harvested Lumber
EXQUISITE DESIGNS
We listen to your needs and design custom furniture for you, inspired by the form and history of the locally harvested wood. You are encouraged to select the wood based on where the tree grew (we mark each one) or the type of wood you prefer. Each piece is unique, beautiful, and meticulously crafted by local designers.
THE LUMBER MILLING OPERATION
All of the trees have been culled by nature or by development, and are typically between 80 and 110 years old.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
At Formlab, high-caliber designers and artisans come together to explore form in product design, furniture design, and architecture. We take our inspiration from these remarkable trees themselves: the unique patterns in the wood, the shape of growth.
CALIFORNIA LIVE OAK
Cut from Pasadena and South Pasadena street trees about 100 years old.
PINE
Cut from cleared trees in Bel Air, about 60 years old.
EUCALYPTUS
Cut from Johnson’s Pond in Pasadena and Montecito Heights in Los Angeles. This is a dense wood with varied grain containing pinks, greens and brown tones.
We are at a stage where the first large batch of Los Angeles area wood harvested has been air-drying for over two years and is ready for milling and fabrication. Each batch of planks and boards is tagged to the location where the wood was grown. We have completed several design projects using this unique lumber, and we are excited to create the next set of unique pieces.