Future Heirlooms invites seven South African designers to think freely in order to create an object or a piece of furniture that fully encapsulates the themes of sustainability, longevity, and quality.
In an ongoing collaboration with Rycotewood Furniture at the City of Oxford College, one of the United Kingdom’s most respected furniture making programmes, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has challenged students to create a storage piece using American red oak.
The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC (HAWA) and the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) recently announced the finalists and winners of the Hoa Mai Furniture Design Competition 2021.
AHEC’s first design collaboration in India, the REMAKE project challenges five Indian furniture designers to each select three pieces from their existing furniture range and to remake them using American hardwoods. The project was conceived as a response to the need for hands-on experience with American hardwoods in India’s furniture manufacturing sector.