{"id":563,"date":"2013-10-24T15:49:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T23:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bw-vic42.demoing.info\/?p=563"},"modified":"2023-12-03T00:12:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:12:12","slug":"vanludwig-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vic42.com\/vanludwig-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving the rich story in wood through conscious design"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id563_d3ba8d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id563_d3ba8d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id563_d3ba8d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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class=\"kt-adv-heading563_b3d9fc-67 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_b3d9fc-67\">Preserving the rich story in wood through conscious design<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id563_117d39-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id563_117d39-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id563_117d39-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id563_117d39-3d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id563_117d39-3d > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column563_48921a-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column563_48921a-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column563_48921a-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column563_48921a-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_ba1b9b-22\">Growing up admiring Vancouver\u2019s\u00a0early Modernism movement and Stanley Park\u2019s old growth forests Kirk Van Ludwig became acutely aware of the environment around him. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_47fe4e-e9\">He pursued intensive training in the millwork and wood manufacturing industry and studied modern architects fascinated by simplicity and clarity of form. Kirk&#8217;s gift is seeking fine wood (sustainable \/ renewable) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AutonomousFC?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designing furniture<\/a> based on the natural state of the wood like a stone sculptor. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_e5dc99-48\">With years of experience Kirk recently launched his own furniture designs &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autonomousfurniture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autonomous Furniture Collective<\/a>.\u00a0Community-minded Kirk hand picks single trees on private lots with consideration for environmental impact and follows the wood through its entire chain of custody ensuring the local community\u00a0is benefited by each piece of furniture produced. Kirk is a believer that less is more. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_dc1a79-90\">His appreciation of wood and modern blend of raw materials and contrasting industrial materials (metal and acrylic) is now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AutonomousFC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sought by designers<\/a> abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id563_61a126-37 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column563_49bb40-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column563_49bb40-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading563_6a4e01-56\"><strong>Please Support Our Patrons!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preserving the rich story in wood through conscious design Growing up admiring Vancouver\u2019s\u00a0early Modernism movement and Stanley Park\u2019s old growth forests Kirk Van Ludwig became acutely aware of the environment around him. 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