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Out of the Woods - adventures of 12 hardwood chairs

This publication documents a unique collaboration between AHEC, the Royal College of Art (RCA), Benchmark Furniture and thinkstep (formerly PE International) in which 12 sets of students designed chairs, manufactured them, considered their life cycle assessments and exhibited the finished work at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the London Design Festival 2012.

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Out of the Woods - the creation of 12 hardwood chairs

This publication documents a special collaboration between AHEC, the Royal College of Art (RCA), Benchmark Furniture and thinkstep (formerly PE International) in which 12 sets of students designed chairs, manufactured them, considered their life cycle assessments and exhibited the finished work at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the London Design Festival 2012.

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The Timber Wave

A remarkable collaboration between AHEC, AL_A, Arup and Cowley Timberwork, the Timber Wave is an investigation of just how far the technology of designing in wood can be pushed.

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Structural design in American hardwoods

Results of the tests carried out on white oak, red oak, ash and tulipwood to determine their characteristic values for structural design.

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