The Cowboy is certainly a likable personality so it is no surprise that we find it rubbing shoulders with fellow members of the 2009 Canadian Architect Annual Awards of Excellence .  Congratulations to D’Arcy Jones Design and their meticulous attention to detail that earned them the prestigious Award of Merit for everybody’s small scale favorite, the Cowboy.  So it’s now official when you escape to the Cowboy for a weekend you are indeed spending your time in very esteemed company.  Click through for more details on the award and the renderings D’Arcy submitted for the competition.  Read the rest of this entry »

Check us out in the November issue of Wallpaper . Form & Forest has landed on the Canada Fab 40 list with 39 other noteworthy companies, designers, and establishments.  Nice to find ourselves amongst such an esteemed bunch.

The Trapper cabin is turning out to being quite the charmer. In fact her gracious lines caught the eye of The Independent newspaper of the UK and suddenly the Trapper found herself amongst 6 of the hottest prefabs out there . And we didn’t even have time to get the sash and tiara ready. The article though is much more than a beauty contest as it delves into the sustainable promise of prefab construction.   An issue that we take seriously considering the delicate and beautiful environments that Form & Forest cabins are designed for.  Click here for the full article .

Mention the Douglas Fir Plywood Association and you’re unlikely to conjure up notions of hip leisure living in swell modern digs. However, the Douglas Fir Plywood Association demonstrated an unexpected vision of modern prefab cabins blissfully coexisting with the natural environment when they published Second Homes for Leisure Living in the 1960s. The brochure is a collection of 16 mid century modern cabin plans by various architects including George Matsumoto, Frederick Liebhardt, David George and Henrik Bull . The fantastic illustrations by Bob Wandesforde evoke leisurely summers of suntanning, motor boating, and wildlife photography all within a horseshoe toss of a modern prefab cabin. This collection is terrific proof that the idea of contemporary design blending well with nature is nothing new, and may just be the perfect platform for enjoying nature in the best way possible.

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