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Mesamachine
One of the nine designs for Connected, a project that explores how creatives and craftsmen have adapted their practices with the onset COVID-19.
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Arco
One of the nine designs for Connected, a project that explores how creatives and craftsmen have adapted their practices with the onset COVID-19.
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ROTUNDA SEROTINA
Rotunda Serotina was a towering structure of food plates, commission by Wallpaper* for their annual celebration of craftsmanship, Wallpaper* Handmade in 2016. This three-storey general store articulated the technical and aesthetic qualities of American cherry.
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A STOOL FOR THE KITCHEN
Ten leaders in design commissioned ten emerging designers to create the object they have always wanted for The Wish List, a project initiated by AHEC. A Stool for the Kitchen was Alison Brooks’ wish, made for her by Felix de Pass using American cherry, her favourite hardwoodspecies.
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American cherry
American cherry is a supreme hardwood species from the U.S. hardwood forests and is unique to North America, with warm colour tones and superb finishing qualities.
Latin Name
Prunus serotina
Other Common Names
Black cherry
Forest Distribution
American forest cherry trees grow principally in the northeast of the USA in mixed hardwood forests. The species is different from the many floral cherries planted throughout the world. It is a single species; the trees growing tall and often in dense stands in several U.S. states, notably Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and West Virginia. Cherry has a relatively short rotation, taking less time to mature than other hardwoods. Much of the current resource is the result of cherry’s ability to regenerate naturally after forest fires.
FOREST GROWTH
FIA data shows U.S. cherry growing stock is 423.6 million m3, 2.9% of total U.S. hardwood growing stock. American cherry is growing 10.3 million m3 per year while the harvest is 4.9 million m3 per year. The net volume (after harvest) is increasing by 5.4 million m3 each year. U.S. cherry growth exceeds harvest in all the main producing states.