AHEC and Brdr. Krüger showcase new hardwood furniture from visionary Danish architect, Hans Bølling, in The Home of Hans Bølling, showing as part of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen.
Curated and designed by Studio Swine, Forest Tales brings together 22 specially selected designs from the American Hardwood Export Council’s recent projects, in a truly spectacular showcase of both global design talent and the beauty and versatility of American hardwood as a design material.
AHEC and renowned Italian furniture makers Riva 1920 have teamed up to create the first edition of A seat at the table. The project awards four table designs by emerging Italian designers in solid wood, using one of a choice of three sustainable American hardwood species: American red oak, cherry and maple.
A collaboration between AHEC and EMBT, Perpetuum Mobile, The Dancing Furniture of Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue's home, brings together recreations of nine furniture pieces and objects designed by the acclaimed Spanish designer and architect, Enric Miralles, and his partner, Benedetta Tagliabue, for their home in Barcelona, before his premature death in 2000. The furniture designs have been reinterpreted by carpentry workshop, La Navarra in a selection of U.S. red oak, cherry, maple and tulipwood.
To celebrate the launch of Perpetuum Mobile, and the return of Milan Design Week, host Oli Stratford speaks to Benedetta Tagliabue, the director and head architect of the international firm Benedetta Tagliabue - EMBT Architects.
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.