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Ancient forests get new website to aid materials and sustainability choices of designers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2017

New website can guide designers to the best and most sustainable wood type for a product A new interactive forest…

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Wood Awards 2016 – mixed styles, clever storage and natural lines pick up prizes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 23, 2016

Winner of the Small Project award, Twist by Emergent Technologies and Design, Architectural Association Stepping back from a world of…

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Leave nothing behind: The hotel room Butler

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 20, 2016

Ever left something behind in a hotel room? The Butler hopes to solve that problem with style Given the number…

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Digital vase wins wood award

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 23, 2015

The award winning digitally carved Ves-el vases British furniture makers, craftsmen, and all-round wizards with wood, Benchmark, has won an…

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GoBoat’s eco design takes to summer waters from Copenhagen to Stockholm

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 28, 2015

Taking to the canals and rivers that make up much of Copenhagen, GoBoat has been set up to provide an…

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Fixperts launches residency competition – winner spends a year working with Benchmark

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 12, 2015

With the prize of a year’s working at Benchmark, the Fixperts Residency is offering an amazing opportunity We’re big fans…

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Want a better night’s sleep? Get a woodpecker

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 25, 2014

The Alarming clock’s mechanical bird beak raps out a ‘ready for sleep’ and ‘wake up’ alarm Sleep can be a…

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