I recently came across these shelves by Mat Brown, they are amazing. Being a designer he has an eye for potential and so when he came across a piece of oak that was cracked and had woodworm he knew it would make beautiful shelves. He took this wood and filled the cracks with coloured resin, giving the whole thing a good sanding/oiling to finish. The colour in the resin glows in the dark, in the picture below you can see how luminous the resin looks.
After seeing the shelves I had to investigate the rest of the work he does as a designer. He owns Shinium which makes beautiful jewellery from various woods, metals and resin. It is clear that everything he makes is mde with passion and a huge amount of skill.
Check out his website/blog to see more about the shelves and jewellery he makes. http://shinium.eu/