Launching at 3daysofdesign, AHEC’s No.1 Common exhibition makes the case for often-overlooked hardwood qualities in design. Four visionary designers–Andu Maseabo, Daniel Schofield, Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng and Kia Utzon-Frank–unveil unique works crafted by Benchmark workshop, each championing a sustainable approach to material selection: ‘use what nature provides’.

On display at the festival’s Material Matters fair, the exhibition takes its name from a hardwood timber grade which is currently overlooked in Europe. No.1 Common is an argument for broadening the grade’s usage categories, presenting visually and texturally unique designs to showcase its potential as a sustainable, aesthetically rich and high-performance design material.

No.1 Common will be open to the public during 3daysofdesign (18–20 June), as part of Material Matters Copenhagen: 

Ground floor, Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1401 København

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