ASH
Fraxinus mandshurica
俄羅斯水曲柳 / 梣木
Fraxinus mandshurica (Manchurian Ash) is a species of Fraxinus native to northeastern Asia in northern China , Korea, Japan and southeastern Russia . It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree reaching 30 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm in diameter.
The leaves are 25–40 cm long, pinnate compound, with 7-13 leaflets, the leaflets 5–20 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, subsessile on the leaf rachis, and with a serrated margin. They turn to a golden-yellow in early autumn, and the tree is usually early to change color.
The flowers are produced in early spring,before the new leaves, in compact panicles; they are inconspicuous with no petals, and are wind-pollinated. The fruit is a samara comprising a single seed 1–2 cm long with an elongated apical wing 2.5–4 cm long and 5–7 mm broad.
木質特色
紋理直 花紋美麗 有光澤 硬度較大
有耐磨、耐濕、穩定性高等特性
採風化處理，手感溫潤，更展現了水曲柳木紋特色
日本傳統工藝師常用於手工家具製做(通稱為梣木)
木犀科 Oleaceae
梣屬 Fraxinus
分佈區域
俄羅斯 韓國 日本 東北 華北等地
ELM
Reclaimed wood
老木新生 / 榆木
Upcycling is taking an item that is no longer needed or used for its intended purpose, but is" repurposed" - give a"new" purpose- and along with this new purpose it is also given all"increase" in value.it is worth more in its new form.
Design of MW though is concerned with Vaule & Gift of Time.
升級再造
老建築拆遷後的老門經過長時間風吹日曬雨淋
自然裂紋、榫頭或原有五金拆除的孔洞
使每件皆有獨一無二的面貌
老樑柱料重新裁切再利用，寶刀未老風韻猶存
老木新生製造出品質更佳和具環保價值的產品
