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.

The Smile (« Le sourire ») est la structure en bois laminé transversalement la plus ambitieuse jamais construite, conçue par Alison Brooks Architects et Arup avec du bois laminé transversalement de tulipwood américain. The Smile fut un projet emblématique et novateur présenté lors du Festival de Diseño de Londres 2016, destiné à transformer l’approche des architectes et ingénieurs de Wat à la construction avec du bois. 

Maggie’s Oldham, the world’s first building made from hardwood cross laminated timber (CLT), has opened in the UK. Designed by dRMM Architects and supported by the American Hardwood Export Council, this is a pivotal moment for modern architecture and construction.

AHEC and Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue - EMBT, present at the Biennale Architettura 2018 Weaving Architecture, an installation which encapsulates their philosophy of work and their innovative experiments on architecture as fabric, using American red oak and fibre glass thread.

A collaboration between AHEC, Waugh Thistleton Architects and Arup, MultiPly confronts two of the current age’s biggest challenges – the dire need for housing and the urgency to fight climate change and presents the fusion of modular systems and sustainable construction materials as a solution.