AHEC Aus/NZ

News and views on hardwoods in architecture and design from AHEC, the leading international trade association for American hardwood in Australia and New Zealand

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Go slow in 2022

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Material influence - https://t.co/3a29Qpzjzk

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Globally, up to 1.6 billion people, including many of the poorest communities on the planet, rely on forests and forest species for subsistence, livelihoods and income generation. Sustainability has never been more important #ForestsPeoplePlanet #WWD2021 #WorldWildlifeDay #WWD

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Listen in to Australia's top designers in discussion - https://t.co/BdIYjg7JA9

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Studio Talk #1 - Join us today @AHEC_ANZ - https://t.co/YxNHfIc8Xc

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Brown, grey, tan, green grey… the options in staining American red oak are endless as
designer, John Kelly, discovered in developing his new Seven Easy Pieces collection.
The species’ porous nature means it… https://t.co/ne9DFI2n7k

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/srfNsH1tz3

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Winner of the Honourable Prize (functionality) in the Hoa Mai Furniture Design Competition, the SmartDesk by Hanoi Architectural University’s Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa is all about contrast.⁠⠀
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Solid and thin, bar and… https://t.co/lPXyXhktWQ

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Vietnam’s University of Industrial Fine Art has provided some outstanding entries into the Hoa Mai Furniture Design Competition, including BÈO by Vũ Thành Nam – the winner of the Intermediate Group.⁠⠀
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Exploration… https://t.co/KldDs2lWPX

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Trees help us breathe. A mature tree produces around 260 pounds of oxygen each year, which is enough oxygen for two people for the same period of time.
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#sustainability #forestmanagement #americanhardwood https://t.co/qWWNgyi6uQ

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Another of the finalists in the Hoa Mai Furniture Design Competition, revealing Vietnam’s next generation of talented furniture designers is “The hundred knot bamboo” by Nguyen Thanh Nam. Based on a Vietnamese fairy… https://t.co/xP09eobvrY

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There is so much talk at the moment about our carbon footprint and what we can do to reduce our negative impact on the environment.⁠
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American hardwoods sustain a minimal footprint due to their rapid and natural… https://t.co/5j1eJvIwwa

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Timber is fast becoming the go-to for architects working on a grand yet grounded scale. Three significant sporting venues demonstrate the growing importance of timber in community structures. ⁠⠀
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The recently… https://t.co/iMgt5gFQ7a

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Dew, by María Soriano Rementería - an anatomised structure that adapts to the configuration of each new home, made from American red oak.⁠⠀
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One of the finalists in the Toca Madera furniture design competition to… https://t.co/LgWNqZRlm9

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Less than a week left to enter... - https://t.co/V9jWHWaEK2

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Bailarinas, by Sergio Rodríguez Casado - a console table with spinning tops designed for the reception area, made from American red oak.⁠⠀
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One of the finalists in the Toca Madera furniture design competition to… https://t.co/O5sDbfW8oT

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Rojo Furoshiki, by María Risueño Domínguez - a bag made from intertwined cubes of American red oak which is made based on a traditional Japanese technique.⁠⠀
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One of the finalists in the Toca Madera furniture… https://t.co/oycIGFkuPu

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Cooplay, by Irena Ventsislávova Bózhkova - a game for children composed of six figurative worlds (modular tables) to explore through experimentation and imagination, made from American red oak.⁠⠀
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One of the… https://t.co/7vXZQ75WHn

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Taburente Barlovento, by Andrés Mariño Maza – a stool in American red oak, which uses a bending technique traditionally used for building ships, in order to obtain a more efficient, aerodynamic shape.⁠⠀
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One of… https://t.co/13j80iFlsc

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In its fourth iteration, the MultiPly project by Waugh Thistleton Architects and ARUP will be reconstructed in the heart of Madrid as part of the Madrid Design Festival 2020 next month.⁠⠀
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Each of its 12 modules… https://t.co/Y3wRrJqwVK