Species
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Connected
Nine international designers have been challenged to create a table and seating, which will suit their new ways of working from and living at home, and they will be recording their creative journeys to give us an insight to their approach during these challenging times.
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New publication - 'A guide to sustainable American hardwoods'
AHEC have developed a new publication which combines AHEC’s guide to species and the guide to lumber grades in to a single illustrated and comprehensive guide to sustainable American hardwoods. The guide is now available to pre-order and view online.
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Connected exhibition
All nine designs for Connected are now on display at the Design Museum in London. For those unable to attend, a virtual tour of the exhibition is also available online.
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LEGACY
London's top cultural leaders have teamed up with some of the world's most prolific designers for London Design Festival 2019 to create a ‘Legacy’ piece in American red oak that will be shown at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
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CONTINUED COMMUNICATION ON CARBON IS KEY
A recent blog post by AHEC European Director David Venables on why it is important that we continue to talk about timber's role in mitigating climate change.
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AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, representing the committed exporters among hardwood companies, who now market and sell their products in significant volumes all around the world. For more than 30 years, AHEC has been at the forefront of international wood promotion, successfully building a distinctive and creative brand for American hardwoods. By recognizing the key role design plays in the successful and innovative use of hardwoods AHEC helps the American hardwood industry develop new opportunities by building a rapport with the global design community. In Europe AHEC is renowned for its imaginative and ambitious collaborations with architects and designers to highlight the potential and inspire more use of these sustainable materials.
