Words on Wood

By AHEC Europe

This podcast offers a deep dive into some of the big issues surrounding forests and our relationship to them and serves as a platform for cross-disciplinary discussion. Drawing on the work of scien

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Words on Wood episodes:

November 25, 2021 S2E3: Old crafts, new ways with Stephen Burks and Orhan Niksic
While technology and digital processes accelerate and permeate design, a number of designers have turned towards traditional craft processes to find contemporary modes of expression. Designer Stephen Burks and Orhan Niksic of Bosnian furniture brand Zanat join the podcast to talk about their approaches towards traditional woodwork and how 21st-century design can find fresh social resonances in timeworn techniques.
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29min
November 11, 2021 Tree shorts: red oak
A bitesize episode exploring American red oak and all of its unique features. Host Oli Stratford speaks to designer Tomoko Azumi about her experience working with the timber in her project for Legacy, where she designed a beautiful steam-bent boat seat for Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director of the Young Vic Theatre.
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14min
November 03, 2021 S2E2: New wood technologies featuring designers Sam Hecht, Yves Béhar and Elissa Brunato
Wood is an ancient material, but one that is still providing designers with new processes, forms and techniques. In this episode, the podcast talks to designers Sam Hecht, Yves Béhar and Elissa Brunato, all of whom have worked with wood as a cutting-edge material that can continue to reinvent itself.

This episode was hosted by India Block and Oli Stratford and produced by Evi Hall.

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30min
October 14, 2021 Tree shorts: tulipwood
A bitesize episode exploring American tulipwood, its properties and commentary from architect Alison Brooks on its use in The Smile, created for London Design Festival in 2016.
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12min
October 06, 2021 S2E1: Building with Timber with engineer Andrew Lawrence and architect Lina Ghotmeh
This second season of Words on Wood sees Disegno’s editors Oli Stratford and India Block navigate the intersections between the worlds of forestry and design and architecture, focusing in on topics including timber construction; experimental uses of wood and cellulose; a world wide timber tracing network; and a look at how designers and makers are bringing fresh relevance to traditional woodcraft practices.

With architecture under more pressure than ever to improve the sustainability of buildings, Words on Wood looks at the potential for timber structures to reshape the field. Given the opportunities and challenges facing the construction of tall timber buildings, what role does wood have to play in the future of our built environment? Engineer Andrew Lawrence and architect Lina Ghotmeh discuss the complexities of the issues.

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34min
May 19, 2021 S1E4: Wood and Wellbeing with guests Alex de Rijke, Asif Kahn and Amanda Sturgeon
In the conclusion of the first season of Words on Wood, we explore how using timber in architecture and design can positively impact our mental, emotional and physical well-being. With special guests architects Alex de Rijke, Asif Kahn and Amanda Sturgeon, author of Creating Biophilic Buildings.
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27min
April 28, 2021 S1E3: Illegal logging with guests Formafantasma, Constance McDermott and Rupert Oliver
In the third episode of Words on Wood we explore the challenges facing the design and timber industries to cut out illegal logging, and how architects and designers can respond, with guests Formafantasma, Constance McDermott and Rupert Oliver.

This episode was hosted by Kristina Rapacki and Oli Stratford and was produced by Evi Hall.

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28min
April 13, 2021 S1E2: The Carbon Sink with guests Andrew Waugh, Galina Churkina and Sean Sutcliffe
This episode dives into the significance of forests to climate change, their role in reducing carbon in the atmosphere, and the importance of carbon sequestration for architecture and product design, with guests Andrew Waugh, Galina Churkina and Sean Sutcliffe.

This episode was hosted by Kristina Rapacki and Oli Stratford and was produced by Evi Hall.

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26min
March 24, 2021 S1E1: Welcome to the forest with designer/maker Sebastian Cox and Jameson French
A look at some of the fundamental issues surrounding forests, and how these impact upon the timber that eventually ends up in buildings, products and furniture.This introductory episode moves between discussion of small-scale forest management with UK-based designer/maker Sebastian Cox, through to the decisions being taken in large-scale forest management in the U.S. with Jameson French, CEO and President of Northland Forest Products.

This episode was hosted by Kristina Rapacki and Oli Stratford and was produced by Evi Hall.

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20min

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