For over 25 years the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has been at the forefront of international wood promotion, successfully building a distinctive and creative brand for U.S. hardwoods. AHEC’s global programme of activities secure a future for American hardwoods by demonstrating the performance and aesthetic potential of these sustainable materials, while providing valuable creative inspiration and technical advice.

After a first degree in wood-oriented furniture design at the Steneby School, Petersen came to London, where he set up a design collective with some friends for a year. After graduating from the RCA in2012 he worked in both Sweden and London.

Gottelier studied design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, and then worked as a designer/consultant for Design for Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka, developing new products with local artisans. He also worked as a set designer for television adverts and with fashion label Libertine-Libertine. After graduating from the RCA in summer 2013, he continued to design installations as well as products, working with friends and more established designers.

Benchmark is a leading company of craftspeople and designers, founded 30 years ago by Sir Terence Conran and Sean Sutcliffe. Based in West Berkshire on a converted farm, the team is now 50 strong in over 40,000 sq ft of workshops for timber milling, carpentry, veneering, spraying, specialist metalworking and upholstery, as well as design studio and furniture showroom. Benchmark works extensively on design solutions for hotels, restaurants, public buildings, offices and private residences.

A leading postgraduate art and design and design school located in London, United Kingdom, comprising Schools of Fine Art, Architecture, Design, Communications, Humanities and Material.

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