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EXCERPT
“Forest Tales brings together a celebration of exceptional design from AHEC’s latest projects, a love for timber and a much needed call for balance. Balance in the way we use natural materials with particular emphasis on renewable ones, such as wood. The same balance on which today’s designers, as well as the entire sector, are called upon to reflect in order to address the greatest social and economic issue of our time: climate change; and the need to put an end to the current throwaway culture. Covid has shown that the world can react very quickly to a major global crisis, hopefully this experience will enable us to quickly make the necessary changes in the way we consume, build and live.” – David Venables, Director, AHEC Europe
London/Tokyo based design duo Studio Swine, have curated twenty two pieces from four projects;
Connected challenged nine international designers to create tables and seating in response to the isolation imposed by the pandemic.
Discovered: Designers for Tomorrow gave a platform to twenty emerging design talents from around the world, in collaboration with Wallpaper*.
Slow Design for Fast Change brought together nine young designers from Germany to create furniture and objects characterised by sustainability, longevity and craftsmanship.
A Seat at the Table is the latest collaboration with Italian furniture maker RIVA 1920 that sees four emerging Italian designers selected to create innovative, sustainable designs for solid wood tables.
Forest Tales is not only a showcase of creativity, but an argument against waste in design, a plea for a more thoughtful choice of materials, and a challenge to the status quo.
