By:David Venables in Events, Architecture and Design
What do the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, the Forestry Commission and the American Hardwood Export Council all have in common? The answer is a commitment to promoting excellence in wood craftsmanship and design through their...
By:David Venables in Events, Architecture and Design
The new deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Stephen Fry, Monty Don, Phillip Pullman, Chris Evans, Jerry Hall, Bianca Jagger and Ed Milliband were just a few of the famous bottoms that adorned the special custom made American red...
By:David Venables in Comment, Events, Architecture and Design
An interview on prime time national Spanish TV today was certainly a first for me. Despite the significant profile we have achieved over many years of hardwood promotion in Spain this kind of opportunity does not come along very...
in Events, Architecture and Design
I first met the celebrated Italian architect, Matteo Thun, last year, and was immediately struck by his total passion for wood. He told me that for him wood is always the first material of choice, whether for buildings, furniture...
in Events, Species focus
Last year we met the "Grand Designs" presenter Kevin McCloud at the Guardian Hay Festival; when he saw the outdoor seating installation in treated American tulipwood that we had created in collaboration with the...