During this year’s Salone del Mobile, we were delighted to stage a celebration of emerging talent in the worlds of furniture and product design (see page 166 for the result). For the exhibition – entitled ‘Class of 24’ and held at the Triennale – we called on a long-term collaborator, American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), which felt like a natural step, given its unstoppable drive to experiment with timber, and its continuous support of diverse approaches to making by next-generation creatives.
As part of the exhibition, AHEC worked closely with two designers, Giles Tettey Nartey and Eleanor Hill, of Parti Studio, to create new bodies of work in American maple. Made in collaboration with London-based furniture maker Jan Hendzel, the pieces reflected both Nartey’s and Hill’s ongoing visual and cultural design research, while highlighting the qualities and potential of the chosen timber. ‘American hard maple is part of a wider narrative of underused species,’ says AHEC’s European director David Venables. One of his missions is to stress the importance of considering these timbers. ‘There is a myth that trees live forever, but [by not using the wood], you’re leaving some of your most valuable material in the forest to decay.’
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POLE POSITION
A compact Melbourne house with a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentation
URBAN OASIS
At an art-filled Mexico City residence, New York designer Giancarlo Valle has put his own spin on the country's traditional craft heritage
WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
A limited-edition perfume collaboration between two Spanish craft masters says it with flowers
BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings
Guiding light
Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery