Article: The grain game: designers have a love-hate relationship with wood in the kitchen.(doctor spec)

It's no accident that wood is one of our favorite products. Few other materials are as pleasing to the senses, of as durable and versatile. That's why luxury automakers lather on the hand-tooled leather and burled wood trim, leaving the lusterless synthetics to the budget-minded. Indeed, in the hands of a talented craftsperson, wood can bring a home design to life.

Despite its stellar past performance, wood's role in the kitchen has been decidedly secondary since Mid-Century Modernists spread the laminate gospel. Of course, wood cabinetry is still ubiquitous, but other, more imaginative applications of the material are approached with caution and sometimes dread ...

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