Aiming to connect material and people in a playful, conscious and nature-focused way, Natural Connections invites leading Spanish designers Inma Bermúdez & Moritz Krefter, Jorge Penadés and Alvaro Catalán de Ocón to create three pieces of furniture for public spaces, designed to help people encounter and rediscover nature.

The Smile (Gülücük), şimdiye kadar inşa edilmiş en iddialı kros lamine yapıdır. Alison Brooks Mimarlarının tasarımı olan ‘The Smile’, Arup tarafından, Amerikan lale ağacı CLT malzemesi kullanılarak üretilmiştir. 2016 Londra Tasarım Festivali’nde ‘çığır açan bir kent simgesi’ olarak nitelendirilen gülücük şeklindeki bu yapı, mimar ve mühendislerin ahşap yapı inşasına bakışını değiştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Words on Wood, created in conjunction with Disegno, the Quarterly Journal of Design, is back for a third season to delve even deeper into some of the big issues surrounding forests and our relationship to them.⁠ Listen now on all podcast streaming platforms.
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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.

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.