Raw Wood: The Section with Bark Still Attached

A piece of almost unprocessed wood used indoors. It is a complete tree trunk or a thick branch, about thirty centimeters in diameter, retaining its original curves, burls, and a portion of its bark, with only necessary contact surfaces planed flat. It is used as a column, a section of a handrail, or a support for a bench. The surface is unpainted, having undergone only basic insect treatment and drying, revealing wood cracks, insect trails, and cross-sections of growth rings. Because its shape is natural, it creates a strong contrast with the precise architectural lines around it, and immediately identifies it as part of a real tree. Avoid: processing the wood into regular cylindrical or square columns, removing all bark and burls, painting and staining, using artificial imitation materials.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段幾乎未經加工的木材被用在室內。它是一根完整的樹幹或粗大的枝幹,直徑約三十公分,保留了原本的彎曲、樹瘤與一部分的樹皮,只有必要的接觸面被削平。它被用作一根柱子、一段扶手、或一張長凳的支撐。表面沒有上漆,只做了最基本的除蟲與乾燥處理,可以看見木材的裂紋、蟲道與年輪的斷面。因為形狀是自然的,它與周圍精確的建築線條形成強烈對比,也讓人立刻辨認出這是一棵真正的樹的一部分。避免:把木材加工成規則的圓柱與方柱、去除所有的樹皮與樹瘤、上漆與染色、使用仿製的人造材料。