"With environmental challenges very much in our minds, any new objects we create should be enduring. They should also be beautiful, each in their own way, so their appeal stands the test of time. What our group of brilliant designers and cultural leaders has brought to life, using a sustainable natural material, is a collection of imaginative and wholly unique designs that will, we hope, be used and admired for generations." - Sir John Sorrell CBE

Rycotewood Furniture at the City of Oxford College, one of the United Kingdom’s most respected furniture making programmes, collaborated with AHEC for the second year to produce a series of storage pieces using American red oak. 

Discover the story of Legacy - a joining of London's top cultural institutions and some of Europe's leading creative thinkers to explore the properties of American red oak and create a piece of design that will last through generations with a design that will stand the test of time. The Legacy storybook is free to view online and special hardback editions are available to order.  

The European headquarters of the software and media colossus Bloomberg, shows a major and prestigious application of U.S. red oak designed by Foster + Partners.

A deep pink circular bar is set to take centre stage at the Wallpaper* Handmade X: With Loveexhibition, designed by architects Chan + Eayrs and made out of red oak by Sebastian Cox. This experimental piece has been created to answer the brief of X set by the team at the magazine to celebrate 10 years of its showcase in Milan.