LA Design Weekend

Fire Wood

On Friday, September 26th, Angel City Lumber and Stranger Furniture co-hosted a special exhibition, Fire Wood, at Angel City Lumber as part of the second annual LA Design Weekend.

The show features a collection of furniture and objects made by a select group of LA-based woodworkers and designers. Each piece is made primarily of wood sourced from Los Angeles County trees, honoring the city’s urban and forest landscapes.

Proceeds from the show will support My Tribe Rise, a grassroots organization based in Altadena that is supporting under-resourced Altadena residents impacted by the Eaton Fire.

Bowl of Fire

$325

Found these charred balls on the local beach 30 years back or so. Wildfire burned Manzanita, got washed to the sea during big storms after the fires and washed back up on the beaches. I had some over 20 years before I cut it open and found this amazing wood inside.

Artist: Terry Holzgreen

Species: Manzanita 

Neighborhood: Malibu

Illuminated Book Ends

$1,200

Vanlly Oak from Pasadena cut, balanced and joined to form book ends that shed light on your subject, shaded by kozo paper.

Artist: Susannah Rea-Downing

Species: Live Oak 

Neighborhood: Pasadena

G Table

$1,800

Three-legged side table with subtle and soft details. Clear oil rubbed finish.

Artist: Taidgh O'Neill

Species: Pine 

Neighborhood: Arcadia

Eugov Chair

$1,850

A small side chair made from a twisted slab of Valley Oak split down the middle and rejoined.

Artist: Skye Chamberlain

Species: Valley Oak 

Neighborhood: Pasadena

The Way We Used To Dream In It

$1,300

The title of this piece is borrowed from The Poetics of Space, by Gaston Bachelard; a book that explores the phenomenology of our most intimate spaces and how they remain alive in our unconscious through dreams and memory, long after they are gone.

Artist: Sarah Watlington

Species: Olive, Magnolia 

Neighborhood: Barnsdall Art Park, Brentwood

Poster for The Way We Used To Dream In It

Fire Rock Table

$2,500

List Price $3,500, 100% Donation

Since the Eaton fire destroyed my home I have been making these Fire rocks and Fire Stones. The creative energy released makes me feel that I am fighting fire with fire.

Artist: William Stranger

Species: Sycamore 

Neighborhood: Malibu

Sycamore Blaze Vase

$350

After the fire I knew that all the furniture I made for our house was gone. Within it's ashes I realized a longing to create anew. This vase is my first piece.

Artist: Sinton Stranger

Species: Sycamore 

Neighborhood: Malibu

The Stranger Stool

$1,800

A small stool made from quarter-sawn Sycamore.

Artist: Brendan Sowersby

Species: Sycamore 

Neighborhood: Malibu

Taylor Lamp

$1,200

This lamp is made from two types of wood, both sourced from Johnston Lake in Pasadena. The Taylor Lamp is the result of several iterations of material shaping practices. The lighting element is made from welded steel, and covered in a hemp and wood blend paper. The lighting is designed to juxtapose the sinuous carving of the base.

Artist: Hannah Peck

Species: Eucalyptus & Black Locust 

Neighborhood: Pasadena

Cantilever Table

$2,500

This low cantilevered coffee table is made of three locally sourced oaks; Black, Engelmann, and Live Oak. The edges of the table are finished in a styling that reflects the grain orientation. The one vertical post is a through tenon that doubles as a footing.

Artist: Adan Leon

Species: Black, Engelmann, Live Oak 

Neighborhood: Angeles National Forrest

Horizon Lamp

$600

The horizon lamp is turned and carved on the lathe using a fallen valley oak tree from Marengo Ave in Pasadena. The lamp represents the sun setting over water; the wood base the waves and the lightbulb the sun.

Artist: Julie Jackson

Species: Valley Oak

Neighborhood: Pasadena

Standing Mirror

$8,000

Painted with hand-made egg-tempera.

Artist: Noah Cohen

Species: Chinese Elm 

Neighborhood: Sherman Oaks

Pearl Table

$2,500

26" diameter Claro Walnut top with hand shaped pinched details. Base is corset wrapped baby blue English bridle leather.

Artist: Dennis Middleton

Species: Claro Walnut

Neighborhood: Monrovia

Utilitarian Bowl

$350

100% Donation

Artist: Jeanette Gonzalez

Species: Redwood 

Neighborhood: La Cañada

The pieces are only available to purchase in-store.