A while back we posted some sketch models that were part of the design process underway at D’arcy Jones Design . Since we have released both the Ranger and Cowboy it would only be natural to show the logical conclusion of these designs from the designer’s point of view. D’arcy has posted some really nice images of the finished concept models and elevations for both the Ranger and the Cowboy. These lovely models give you a real sense of the attention to detail that went into the development of these perfectly proportioned spaces. Looking at these makes me wonder if we shouldn’t be offering these models as a collection themselves.
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With the official launch of www.formandforest.com less than a month away a lot of you have been asking "Just what are these prefab cabins going to look like anyway?" Some of the more impatient have even suggested the cabins are myth, going so far as to suggest that Form and Forest is actually a snow fort fan site dedicated to the men and woman who build them.

Well I can assure you that the cabins are real and are nearly ready for prime time with just a few more tweaks to go by D’arcy Jones and his cadre of superstar designers. Believe me the final wait has become as excruciating for us as for you. So to satisfy your longing we’re dropping a few spy snaps from the studio. Hopefully you get as excited by foam core sketch models as much as we do. If you need a greater fix be sure to sign up for our newsletter , the february edition is sure to tide you over with even sweeter previews.
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Conventional wisdom says you need to keep up with the neighbors. Really, if we are being honest, not just keep up but get ahead. If they have a four bedroom lake house, you need five bedrooms on the ocean. If they have a big vacation home, you need a bigger one.

It’s a crazy backward kind of logic, and it’s a thing of the past. It’s time to put status anxiety behind us and focus on what is important in life.

You work hard to achieve your dreams. Owning a cabin is one of life’s great rewards. You should enjoy every moment of it.

Your cabin can be a space to spend time with people you like. It can be a place where you do the things you really enjoy. It can be a place where you reconnect with the things that are truly important. (more…)

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You’ve got to start at the bottom to get the top so the old chestnut goes. And if you’re reading this you’re one of the lucky few to be joining us at the bottom. Why? Well this is our historic first post that will soon be way down at the bottom, buried under hundreds of fascinating articles and insights for modern cabin living. If you love the crackle of campfire, the company of good friends, and the the light and space of good architecture as much as we do. You have come to the right place. You see we suffer from two distinct passions. We are crazy about good contemporary design, and we love going to the cabin to get away from it all. So we decided to bring these two disparate yet complimentary passions together as Form & Forest. Form is the design, and Forest is the cabin lifestyle where a swim in the lake is as good as a bath any day. So follow along with us as we roll out our inaugural collection of prefab cabin kits by D’arcy Jones Design. And if you really want to be on the cutting edge of cabin cool be sure to sign up for our newsletter. It’ll be some of the most relaxing email you’ll ever read.

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