Search Results: 'The American Hardwood Export Council'

Designs on timber
22 December, 2014
Innovation, sustainability and design excellence are celebrated in this year's Wood Awards Ireland. Sally Spencer reports.

Aesthetics and applications
22 December, 2014
In this year’s Wood Awards there was much to admire in the beauty and technical application of timber and equally satisfying were the judges’ observations that what was once considered innovative is now being used widely. Keren Fallwell reports.

The Wish List goes to Barcelona
16 December, 2014
The Wish List, a selection of timber pieces commissioned by well-known designers and architects for this year’s London Design Festival, is now being exhibited in Barcelona.

Object Lesson
14 October, 2014
AHEC’s latest project for the London Design Festival has delivered more than anyone could have wished for. Keren Fallwell reports

It’s what I’ve always wanted…
18 August, 2014
Top architects and designers have come up with a wish list of products they’ve always wanted but never been able to find. Thanks to AHEC and Benchmark Furniture, these products have now been made and will be exhibited as part of the London Design Festival. AHEC’S Belinda Cobden-Ramsay reports.

Lathams sponsors leading design project
15 August, 2014
James Latham is sponsoring a design initiative which is being spearheaded by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and Benchmark Furniture for the London Design Festival from September 13-21.

Architecture festival reveals wood prize shortlist
11 August, 2014
A spa in Vietnam, a power station in France and an airport terminal in New Zealand are among the eight projects shortlisted by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) for its inaugural Wood Excellence Prize.

Promotion, sparkle and the EUTR
16 July, 2014
Vandecasteele export manager Geneviève Standaert says the timber industry needs more promotion, more women and less complex regulation, but she loves the business. She spoke to Mike Jeffree.

Five designs on diversity
16 June, 2014
A London design exhibition underlined the untapped manufacturing and creative strengths of under-exploited US hardwoods. Mike Jeffree reports.

AHEC supports Wood Awards Ireland
28 May, 2014
The new Wood Awards Ireland has received a boost after the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) announced its support for the event.

Time to push at an opening door
17 May, 2014
Industry initiatives are raising timber's profile, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Time to push at an opening door
17 May, 2014
Industry initiatives are raising timber's profile, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Five go creative with US species
20 April, 2014
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is supplying raw material for a London design project as part of its efforts to raise awareness of a wider range of US species in the UK.

Wood Awards benefit timber industry
19 April, 2014
The Wood Awards are an opportunity for the timber industry to celebrate the best in wood, says Michael Buckley, chairman of the Wood Awards judges

Modified momentum
19 April, 2014
The market’s light bulb moment for the potential of thermally-modified US hardwood is just around the corner, writes Neil Summers of Timber Dimension, which is working with the American Hardwood Export Council to test and validate the material’s performance.

A call to arms and architects
19 April, 2014
Timber is grabbing headlines, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree.

Wood Awards benefit timber industry
19 April, 2014
The Wood Awards are an opportunity for the timber industry to celebrate the best in wood, says Michael Buckley, chairman of the Wood Awards judges.

A call to arms and architects
19 April, 2014
Timber is grabbing headlines, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Data drives demand
19 April, 2014
The market requires ever more information on timber legality, environmental impact and performance. The American Hardwood Export Profile is US hardwoods’ response. Rupert Oliver reports.

Endless promotion for Infinite structure
06 April, 2014
The Endless Stair structure, backed by the American Hardwood Export Council to highlight the construction performance and design potential of engineered US hardwoods, has been remodelled and re-engineered for an exhibition in Milan.