Ian Perry

02 Feb 2021

Showing Some Love to Mother Nature

By Staff Writer

Working together with Avocado Vision, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the Working for Water programme (WfW), Homewood identified an issue that required a swift solution – that of Invading Alien Plants (IAPs) in South Africa. Considering the destruction that these plants cause in the form of soil erosion, reduced cattle grazing land, intensified fires...

23 Nov 2020

Steam Bending: The Efficient Way To Curve Wood

By Staff Writer

Homewood uses the age-old technique of steam bending to achieve strong and seamless bends in their solid wood furniture – bends which cannot be achieved through the use of typical woodworking machinery such as bandsaws. Over the past four years, Homewood have been keeping the craft alive to bend a variety of woods, ranging from...

03 Nov 2020

Homewood’s Unique Cantilever Table

By Staff Writer

“Design is where science and art break even”. This quote by Robin Mathew accurately reflects custom furniture manufacturer, Homewood’s latest addition to their Imbiza range: The Cantilever Table. Originally designed and manufactured for German business tycoons, this table started off with a small sentiment. The clients had fallen in love with a cantilever style table...

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