Sentences with phrase «wood against the metal»

Not exact matches

The sleigh is no longer made of wood but some sort of metal with the ability to camouflage itself against the night sky.

There was the howl of metal on metal, the passenger door scraping against taut cables, and a dozen thuds as I bounced off the wood posts, each bang like electricity through a defibrillator.

Heather loves the dichotomy of using industrial elements (concrete floors, steel metal hooks, heavy iron butcher rails) against softer, earthy materials like beached raw wood, white brick and greenery growing out of an old chicken coop.

We're talking dove gray, flat silver, brilliant red, soft lilac and emerald green — this is the basic palette — set against exotic woods such as Makassar ebony, zebrawood, and the refined metals of bronze, brushed steel and nickel.

His works are pared - down structures made from natural and industrial materials; this frequently includes wood, concrete, metals, and light fixtures, configured in such a way that works both with and against their entropic qualities.

Under the new leadership of Rodman Primack, who made his mark in London as chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company, the tented design fair translated the branding sponsorship of Perrier - Jouët, Audi, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Swarovski into the dazzle of such over-the-top showpieces as a glittered sculpture of King Kong climbing Dubai's Burj Khalifa hotel, a monumental wood - hewn structure commissioned from Seattle architect Olson Kundig to house the cafeteria, furniture commissioned by Herman Miller from French modernist Pierre Paulin circa 1972, but realised only now, and a stream of technology - driven works involving a table whose motor sensors raised handcrafted metal flora at the viewer's approach, a clock spinning out countless time zones beforesettling on local time, and an installation by architect Jeanne Gang and photographer James Balog involving a resin iceberg, pierced with brilliants and set against an Arctic panorama.

The juxtaposition of found rusted metal or splintered weathered wood against the silky pantyhose creates a profound tension between hard and soft, strong and weak.

He already had the lamp, so we added the bookshelves; a mix of black metal and wood which sits great against the dark backdrop.

Mixed materials — brick, glass, metal, wood are materials that work well against a neutral background.

Doesn't the white of the Painted Metal Shelf Brackets pop against that dark wood?

The Oscuro console features natural wood grain juxtaposed against brushed metal for a modern feel.

I love the soft colored metal against the wood, it looks beautiful!