wood Archives — Colossal

a model in a brown A-line dress against a blue background

This Wood-Fiber Dress Was Made from a 17th-Century Shipwreck

May 29, 2026

a wooden sculpture of Gaia amid a garden designed by Sarah Eberle at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Gaia Sleeps Amid Sarah Eberle’s Award-Winning Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

May 19, 2026

an installation of wooden blocks by Lina Lapelytė in a cavernous building

Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building

April 28, 2026

light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma

A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum

April 10, 2026

a collection of small, abstract, spindly wooden sculptures

Retrofuturistic Figures Emerge from Wood in Playful Sculptures by Aleph Geddis

April 7, 2026

a wood-carved sculpture of a dog by Misato Sano

Misato Sano’s Charming Wooden Dogs Are Carved With Personality

April 3, 2026

a wooden figure with adventurous clothing by Henry Wood

A Doomed Mission to Mars Awaits Henry Wood’s Lanky Explorers

March 24, 2026

A detail of a figurative, painted wood sculpture of a young man by Shinsuke Inoue

Restrained Emotions Simmer in Shinsuke Inoue’s Tender Wood Sculptures

March 19, 2026

a collection of four wooden sculptures by Joyce Lin, including a ladder, table, floor lamp, and chair, all covered in green kudzu plants

Kudzu Vines and Synthetic Leaves Entwine in Joyce Lin’s Irrepressible Sculptures

February 24, 2026

a painting by Dabin Ahn that cuts open in the middle to reveal a fragmented image of a taper candle

Dabin Ahn Lingers in Loss in a Mournful Series of Sculptural Paintings

January 27, 2026

A sculpture of an otter made from branches and twigs by Rodolfo Liprandi

Woodland Creatures Waken from Branches and Twigs in Rodolfo Liprandi’s Sculptures

January 27, 2026

A detail of a wood engraving of a moth over an owl's face and flowers by Valerie Hammond

Valerie Hammond’s ‘Waking Dreams’ Explores Surreal Visions of Nature at the Cusp of Sleep

January 12, 2026

A gif from a short film produced by the V&A showing two miniature 17th-century table replicas being stacked on the original

Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale

January 2, 2026

a collection of paintings in wooden furniture by Shuo Hao

Luminous Paintings Conjure Change in Shuo Hao’s Antique Furniture Assemblages

December 10, 2025

a small sculpture by Ayako Kita made of cypress and acrylic resin, depicting two female figures standing back-to-back with long black hair that is braided together

Emotions Manifest as Uncanny Scenarios in Ayako Kita’s Tender Sculptures

November 24, 2025

a work by Arghavan Khosravi of a woman holding up a wooden frame with an eye peering through and black raindrops surrounding them. there are colorful books and a black drip on the shelf below

Radiant Sculptures by Arghavan Khosravi Meditate on Subconscious Terrain

November 14, 2025