Featured Design Installation: A Brooklyn Brownstone Reimagined

As a part of a move from Manhattan to Brooklyn, a New York family took on the exciting, albeit daunting, task of not only renovating but, completely redesigning a Carroll Gardens brownstone.

Reimagining this particular Brownstone included opening up the interior spaces to more light, rejoining the house into a single family residence (it had previously been three apartments), and refreshing both the rear and the front facades.

Led by Lang Architecture, the interior redesign included the installation of 1,000 square feet of The Hudson Company 6" Select Harvest White Oak [Rift and Quartered] flooring. This uniform 6" oak plank contributed significantly to helping the client and architect reach their goals of creating a fresh, modern interior that honored the rich, historic tradition of the home. Once installed, the Select Harvest flooring was finished on site.

More about Select Harvest White Oak [Rift and Quartered} here.

More about this project at Remodelista.com.

Photos by Ty Cole for Lang Architecture.

“Our client came to us with a very clear vision, they wanted to restore the historic elements of the house, but they also wanted it to feel fresh and modern—to bring light in and make the room as open and spacious as possible.” Drew Lang”

— From 'A House United' at Remodelista.com

INSPIRED BY: FAYE TOOGOOD'S CLOAKROOM

One of the highlights from this year's London Design Festival, currently taking place at the Victoria & Albert Museum, is designer Faye Toogood's interactive design installation 'The Cloakroom.' 

To get the full, immersive experience, festival-goers can walk into The V&A's actual cloakroom and put on one of Toogood's 150 custom-made topcoats - made in collaboration with Danish textile maker, Kvadrat. Each coat is composed of Kvadrat's Highfield fabric - a high-tech compressed foam material - and inside each topcoats is a map that guides the user around the museum's exhibits and toward a featured exhibit featuring a series of statues made by local British craftsmen and manufacturers, representing the materials of their respective fields, from plaster, studded rubber, marble, ceramic and bronze [see photo below].

If you're fortunate enough to be in London during this year's festival, make sure to stop in 'The Cloakroom' of the V&A Museum and put on a Toogood/Kvadrat coat as you tour the exhibit.

Product In Focus: Reclaimed Mixed Oak [Parquet De Versailles]

Sometimes a floor is just a floor. And sometimes, a floor is a statement piece - a work of functional art. That's how we feel about our Reclaimed Mixed Oak [Parquet de Versailles] flooring - a classic that has stood the test of time.

Available as either finished or unfinished, this unique reclaimed flooring product is fabricated from antique, new face oak and assembled in a historically accurate Parquet de Versailles pattern.

The history and grain patterns evident in the wood compliments this esteemed flooring pattern with character inclusive of nail holes, ferrous stains, light checking and natural variation associated with antique oak. As an installation, the floor pays homage to the historic French parquetry while utilizing America's agrarian history.

Specifications: 3/4" x 36" x 36". Parquet de Versailles. New Face. Solid. Unfinished or Pre-Finished.

Get a quote for Reclaimed Mixed Oak [Parquet de Versailles] here or let us know how we can help you with your next design project here.

Featured Design Installation: Rag & Bone at Bloomingdales

For rising designer brand Rag & Bone, quality craftsmanship and true style go hand in hand.

And so, for the Rag & Bone boutique located within the men's department of Bloomingdale's at 59th and Lexington in New York, The Hudson Company created a floor to complement the brand's stylish, 'downtown sensibility, signature clean silhouettes and an inherent integrity.'

Utilizing 500 square feet of Reclaimed White Oak [Bare Finish] floor, laid out in a timeless Herringbone pattern, The Hudson Company custom crafted a floor to complement Rag & Bone's New York aesthetic.

Stop by Bloomingdales and see this installation for yourself or contact The Hudson Company today to get a quote for your next design project.

Product In Focus: Reclaimed Hemlock [Mushroom Wood]

One of our most popular products, 'Mushroom Wood' is a distinct offering from The Hudson Company and is available to our customers as both flooring (shown above) and for use in paneling applications (shown below).

Sourced from the decommissioned wooden bins used in mushroom growing facilities, Mushroom Wood has a character all its own. During the mushroom growth cycle, enzymes digest and erode the soft wood grain and produce an organic, sculpted effect in the wood. After the mushrooms are harvested, the wood displays a deep, open-grain texture and caramel hue. 

And while all of our Mushroom Wood products are made up of primarily Hemlock woods, they may also include elements of cypress and other softwoods. These natural variations in the Mushroom Wood are part of what endows these products with the strong aesthetic qualities that allow them to work well in numerous design applications. 

Learn more about Hudson Company Reclaimed Hemlock [Mushroom Wood] flooring and paneling or contact us to get a quote today.

Featured Design Installation: Private Residence, Rhinecliff, NY

Here's a little sneak peak at a new design installation that is currently still under construction in Rhinecliff, New York.

Located in one of the oldest hamlets along The Hudson River, this private residence, designed by local architect Warren Temple Smith, features several products from The Hudson Company's full product line, including Reclaimed Softwood Joists, Reclaimed Barn Siding [Brown Board], and Reclaimed Hemlock [Surfaced Mushroom Wood].

Above right you will see our Reclaimed Factory Maple used in an engineered chevron pattern designed to work with a set of bi-fold doors. Above left, you can see new structural beams custom-wrapped with Reclaimed Barn Siding [Brown Board] to introduce an weathered patina to the home's interior aesthetic (note the chevron bi-fold doors in the background). In the same image, below the large exposed beams, you will notice Reclaimed Softwood Joists installed above the kitchen.

Stay tuned for more photos and updates on this design installation in the weeks to come.

Click here for more examples of Residential Design Installations featuring Hudson Company wood products and design solutions.

Product In Focus: Reclaimed Hand Hewn Beams

Along with our custom-milled Reclaimed and Select Harvest wood flooring products, The Hudson Company also offers our customers and partners a wide range of high-quality, high-character Reclaimed Wood Beams. 

As a part of our line of Reclaimed Beams, our Hand Hewn hard and softwood beams are definitely our most commented upon; the rugged profile, slightly irregular geometry, and fascinating stories that accompany these beams inevitably make them conversation starters. 

Sourced from decommissioned agrarian structures across The Hudson Valley and Canadian Territories, these Hand Hewn beams include characteristics common in antique material crafted in the days before mechanized milling - including checks, mortise holes, and pockets.

Learn more about our Reclaimed Mixed Softwood Beams [Hand Hewn] and Reclaimed Mixed Hardwood Beams [Hand Hewn] or write to us with any specific questions you might have.

Installations Pictured Above: Restaurant ISA, Brooklyn and Private Residence, Greenwich, Conn.

INSPIRED BY: VITRA CAMPUS

Rolf Fehlbaum is the son of Willi and Erika Fehlbaum who founded Vitra, a company who began producing Eames chairs in 1957 when Rolf was only a teenager. 

Now, taking charge of the company, Rolf has crossed new boundaries bringing together such diverse inventory has that included Mies van der Rohe, Noguchi, Aalto, Corbusier and Lloyd Wright's Peacock chair. Before long Fehlbaum had gathered enough pieces to open his own museum near Tüllinger Mountain in Germany, which is now one of the largest collections of furniture on the globe.

Currently though Rolf has moved into collections of a much larger scale, specifically that of architecture, for the Vitra Campus. In a recent article from Cereal Magazine we see a look into this very diverse design playground which is summed up quite well with this quote from the author.

"Vitra’s stake in 21st century design is such that the shape it takes affects they way our homes and our workplaces look, and how the products we buy are made. In this wonderland curated by Erika and Willi’s eldest, drawing visitors in from near and far, design is a game played with deadly seriousness."

Photos from Cereal Magazine.

Product In Focus: Reclaimed Heart Pine [Original Face]

Our Reclaimed Longleaf Heart Pine is sourced from New York City and Hudson River Valley factories and warehouses whose construction dates back to the late 19th Century. Longleaf Heart Pine was once a predominant standing timber across a large span of the eastern seaboard. The prevalence and unique properties of Longleaf Heart Pine have made it the most widely utilized timber in American construction for generations.

Click here to learn more about Hudson Company Reclaimed Heart Pine flooring [Original Face] or to get a quote for your next design project.

Behind The Scenes At The Hudson Company Mill

No matter where our wood is sourced - whether reclaimed from a decommissioned NYC Water Tank (below left) or from an abandoned Ohio Barn (below right) - all of it will, eventually, make its way to The Hudson Company Mill in Pine Plains, New York. 

Situated on seven acres in the Hudson River Valley, The Hudson Company Mill is the place where both Reclaimed and Select Harvest wood comes to be inspected, sorted, graded, defected, planed, sawn, and molded to meet the specific design needs of our clients and collaborators. 

It's inside the walls of our 30,000 square foot FSC Certified Mill that our team of craftsmen and women proudly create the custom products that will ultimately make their way into private residences, retail and commercial spaces, designer hotels, and top-notch museums. 

The Mill is our home away from home, an industrial-strength, creative laboratory and a wood paradise  - its the place where vision, materials, and craftsmanship come together and where future design solutions are born. You should stop by sometime...

The Hudson Company Mill is open year-round and we would love to begin a conversation with you about how to find creative solutions to your next design project. Contact us today to set up a visit to The Mill (click for map).

Watch The Hudson Company Video (below), which features an in-depth look behind the scenes at The Mill.