Examples

At AHEC we strive to change the way people think about hardwood as a material. We have seen a revolution in the way timber is used and it’s creating all sorts of new opportunities. Many hardwoods have a performance that can’t be ignored, which can provide huge benefits to designers, architects and engineers. This is something we communicate through our own creative projects, capture in our case studies of work from others and demonstrate through examples of use; providing new and exciting references of how American hardwoods are the perfect material in terms of form and function.

If you would like to submit a case study or example of the use of American hardwoods, please get in touch.

Kingston University Product and Furniture Design

Kingston students were challenged to create furniture using lower grades of American cherry.

Our Projects
Discovered Singapore

The American Hardwood Export Council presents a selection from Discovered. This curation of designs from the original London exhibition is a platform to promote and support design’s next generation. 

Our Projects
Future Heirlooms 2024

The 2024 edition of Future Heirlooms engages participants from cross-disciplinary backgrounds with a focus on the South African interior design and architecture communities.

Our Projects

Work from others, demonstrating the performance benefits of American hardwoods around the globe.

From overlooked to outstanding

Martino Gamper’s new low-grade cherry desk

Case Studies
From Ship to Shore

Dieter Ingles’ Voyage into Fine Furniture Design

Case Studies
A Legitimate Career

The story of how designer Ted Synnott built his confidence and his business

Case Studies

Pratical references of American hardwoods in use.