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.

The half-Chilean Alvarez took his original degree, a BA in interior architecture and furniture design, at Konstfack in Stockholm, and spent a year freelancing before attending the Royal College of Art in UK, from where he graduated in 2012. For his graduate project he developed a machine that wraps threads around furniture components to bind them together.

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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Tyler Hardwoods

Imola Legno

Morgan Timber