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For this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week, which ran from 21-23 May, American hardwoods had a presence at two exciting showcases. The first was a major collaboration with one of the UK’s most prestigious design studios – Foster + Partners Industrial Design – and one of its leading craft furniture makers – Benchmark – on the new ILE modular workspace system. The second was a showcase of creative experimentation from the country’s design talent of tomorrow – the students of Kingston University’s Product and  Furniture Design course. Foster & Partners Industrial Design and Benchmark debut ‘in-between’ furniture system in red oak and Kingston students take the cherry design challenge Dedicated to championing the sustainable use of timber in design and architecture, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has a track record not only of collaborating with the leading lights of the creative sector, but also of working with the emerging generation to e...

Sebenarnya Red Grandis, lengkapnya Eucalyptus Grandis sudah dipasarkan di Indonesia sebelum tahun 2010. Hal ini diungkapkan oleh Sales Manager Indonesia Urufor SA, Fuad Adikusuma dalam percakapan dengan Redaksi WoodNews Indonesia. Red grandis merupakan produk kayu keras yang sepenuhnya berasal dari perkebunan di Uruguay, Amerika Selatan. Kayu ini dipanen saat berusia 25 tahun dengan diameter dikisaran 55-60 centimeter.  Seluruh produk Red Grandis sudah memiliki setifikat FSC sejak tahun 2001 sehingga memudahkan manufaktur pengguna jika hendak mengekspor produk-produk jadinya ke manapun. “Kayu keras ini bisa digunkana untuk beragam aplikasi, indoor dan outdoor,” ungkap Fuad. Sejak awal hingga kini, Red Grandis diperkenalkan sebagai kayu keras alternatif bagi kayu serupa yang berasal dari hutan tropis. Namun Ia menunjuk pada penggunaan kayu ini untuk dalam dan luar ruang pada Dialoog Banyuwangi Resort, Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur, sejak berapa tahun lalu. Ini membuktikan jika kayu ini mam...

Last month, Red Dot Design Museum plays host to a showcase of the next generation of design talent. A curation of designs from the original London Exhibition, Discovered Singapore presents a visionary group of young creatives in an extraordinary showcase of furniture, objects and sculptural works in wood. Discovered Singapore provides a platform for new creatives and an opportunity for talented emerging designers to showcase their work to the public and the industry at Singapore’s premier design venue. Selected from the original global line up of 20, the 10 designers exhibiting in Singapore this May worked alongside design mentors and AHEC’s global manufacturing partners to each develop an object made from their choice of four sustainable hardwoods: American red oak, cherry and hard and soft maple. Throughout the project, designers were supported by AHEC’s technical experts, and mentored by established designers Nathan Yong   from Singapore and Adam Markowitz from Australia....