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Shou Sugi Ban: Torched Wood Furniture
Shou Sugi Ban 焼杉板 is an ancient Japanese exterior siding technique that preserves wood by charring it. The process involves charring the wood, cooling it, cleaning it, and finishing it with a natural...
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Reception Desk Envy: Live Edge Curved Metal Office Installation
There are many aspects that we love about designing and building furniture pieces ... but by far, one of the best aspects is having carte blanche to come up with a piece that will act as an art piece....
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Vote for Us: Best of Year Awards - CB1 Table
Calling all Architects and Interior Designers! Our CB1 Table is included in the "Furniture: Residential/Dining Tables" category of Interior Design magazine's Best of Year Awards. The CB1 Table,...
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What is Reclaimed Wood?
Article reprinted with permission from Modern Home Victoria. At Autonomous Furniture, the most common question we get asked is if the wood in our furniture is reclaimed. A feel-good term, “reclaimed”...
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Scandinavian Modern Furniture: Our Latest Tables
Perhaps you've been reading of upcoming trends in interior design including a Nordic appeal. Even Elle Décor is talking about Pinterest's annual list of design inspiration predictions for 2016...
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Jax Table: As Featured At IDSWest's LA Exchange
Last year's IDSWest trade show hosted a first ever Los Angeles-based designer booth where their work was featured in a booth curated by Design Milk. The LA Exchange exhibit was a celebration of LA’s...
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Introducing the Tillikum Console table: a modern floating acrylic console
We are excited to debut the latest addition to our Signature Collection: the Tillikum Console table. This floating acrylic console table is topped with solid Douglas Fir in two finishes - Natural and...
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Signature Collection: contemporary West Coast furniture
Are you looking for a modern and clean way of introducing West Coast wood into your home? Perhaps a solid wood dining table that provides warmth and a modern aesthetic but is durable and child...
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Western Living 'One to Watch' and a finalist for Furniture Designer of the Year!
As design aficionados, we're thrilled when good design makes its way into every aspect of daily life ... and honoured to have Autonomous featured as 'one to watch' in Western Living's summer issue....
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The Art of Living: from the eyes of Kirk Van Ludwig
I recently brought home a coffee table for an upcoming video shooting at our house. Sitting on the couch, well, lying…I was staring at the table at eye level. It occurred to me how seldom I get to...
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Autonomous is a Western Living Designer of the Year One to Watch!!
We are honoured to be recognized as Western Living magazine's One to Watch in their annual Designer of the Year awards! Read the article here. A sincere thank you to Western Living for the...
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Introducing the Freeman Bench: an artful and functional bench
Designer Kirk Van Ludwig launches his latest product - the Freeman bench. An artful yet functional piece. The slatted design is airy yet grounded, its shelf offering a beautiful place to put magazines...
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Autonomous Furniture Designer Kirk Van Ludwig's Collection
We are avid readers of one of the Pacific Northwest's most coveted design magazines, so when the latest issue of Gray magazine arrived, we couldn't help but flip to the back page to see Autonomous...
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Zoe Pawlak Art: Why We Paired Zoe's Art with Autonomous Furniture
One of the most important aspects of wine food pairing is matching the body of your wine with the level of intensity in the flavors of your food. So when we began looking for the perfect match to the...
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Designing Premium vs Luxury: Kirk Van Ludwig's Thought Process Revealed
Back in 2012, my intention was never to create a luxury brand. The furniture you now see in our Autonomous showroom and website is a byproduct of fundamental value, albeit our pieces are often...
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Emergence Exhibition: Jo-Ann Richards Paintings at Autonomous Furniture
Artist and photographer Jo-Ann Richards is exhibiting a solo show of her Emergence series of nearly all black paintings in our Victoria showroom. Always looking for quiet space, Jo-Ann's textured...
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Kirk Van Ludwig debuts politically inspired Constantinople nesting tables at...
The Autonomous Constantinople nesting tables by Kirk Van Ludwig demonstrates how two objects very different in geometry, colour, weight, and materials, can cohesively work together. Made to size and...
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Wanted Design Favorite shots from NYCX Design Week by Autonomous Furniture
(view from Brooklyn Greenway) 2019 presented Autonomous Furniture with the opportunity to exhibit at Wanted Design's curated Lookbook exhibit, showcasing 10 designers across North America. We...
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Another WL Magazine Designer of the Year Finalist for Kirk Van Ludwig
For 12 years, award winning Western Living magazine celebrates the design community with their DOTY (Designers of the Year) awards. We are happy to say that for the 3rd time in four years, Kirk has...
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#YYJLovesLocal during the Pandemic
During the pandemic, photographer Brittney Kwasney of Bright Photography used her creativity and vision to feature local Victoria, BC businesses, artists, musicians and entrepreneurs on her Instagram...
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