WL Design 25

WL Design 25 Winners 2024: First Impressions

Meet New Format Studio's Borrowed Forms credenza, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.

By Stacey McLachlan /
Kezia Nathe

The bronze face of the Borrowed Forms credenza might look familiar if you’ve been exploring the coastlines or hiking trails of B.C. lately. That’s because Vancouver-based furnituremaker Henry Norris forages for interesting rock formations in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and uses hot jeweller’s wax to capture the tapestry of natural textures, which are then immortalized with a cast of solid bronze.

Photo: Kezia Nathe

These metal panels are turned into functional pieces of art as the doors to a low-slung, solid cherrywood cabinet. Norris calls it a “memory of the natural world”; a piece we certainly won’t soon forget.

Photo: Kezia Nathe

Project: Borrowed Forms credenza
Designer: New Format Studio
Location: Vancouver

Meet all of the 2024 WL Design 25 winners here.

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]