American hardwoods are an environmentally responsible interior finish building material. From selection harvesting, forest acreage growth to renewability and animal habitat formation, American hardwood lumber is one of the best material choices that can be made by the design community. Environmental responsibility goes beyond sustainability, however. Looking at hardwood as a construction material and its impact on the environment, it…
OK, maybe don’t run out to the backyard and fell that beautiful oak tree that provides cool, shady relief during warm summer barbecues, but there is some truth to the idea that utilizing our hardwood resource like can be of benefit to the pale blue dot we call home. While there are justifiable concerns regarding the removal of trees across…
I am happy to be back with Criswell’s Corner in our new website. My work in architectural and design outreach has continued unabated over these past months, but my writing has taken another hiatus. Today I am inspired to write a bit about an evaluation I received recently after a presentation. Generally, I receive great reviews even when my presentation…
You’ve probably noticed a few changes around here lately. We’ve worked hard over the past few months with the help of ruef, a design company in Dayton, OH, to create a website as unique and state-of-the-art as our company. This site launch is a part of a larger effort to rebrand Frank Miller Lumber. It represents our revitalized approach to…
UNION CITY, Ind., April 20, 2016 – Frank Miller Lumber, the premier provider of quartersawn red oak, white oak and other hardwood lumber, announces the launch of its new website, www.frankmiller.com, which introduces the company’s new logo and corporate branding. The new website and brand presence is the latest expansion effort for the fourth-generation, family-owned lumber company, one of the…
UNION CITY, Ind., November 10, 2015 — Criswell Davis, architectural marketing manager for Frank Miller Lumber, continuing education provider for the American Institute of Architects, university lecturer and international speaker on behalf of sustainable American hardwoods in design, will travel to Sydney, Australia, visiting the jobsite of Barangaroo South, a $6 billion transformation of the central business district in Darling…
I have been asked several times recently about the benefits of bamboo for flooring applications. I might get one question like that in a typical year, but over the past two months I have been asked about bamboo a half dozen times. I don’t know if this is the result of a marketing campaign on behalf of of the bamboo…
I just returned from the Middle East where I gave a series of presentations to architects, designers and joinery companies. Part of my presentation is to tell those in attendance that the challenge of design is threefold: 1) Create a vision; 2) Convey a vision and 3) Make it deliverable. In my mind number 3 is the most important because…
As I give presentations to architects and designers around the world I am often asked why it is so difficult to match the color of the veneered wall panels to the solid wood flooring and fixtures. Frank Miller is currently supplying quartersawn cherry to a furniture manufacturer making courtroom pews. The architects are having a difficult time reconciling the difference…
In this forum I have told the story of the process of Quartersawing and why its use creates beautiful and stable hardwoods for some of the world’s most iconic projects. Frank Miller Lumber has been used in some very high profile buildings as well as beautiful homes around the world. I have set a goal for myself in 2015 to…