How Furniture, upon entering the showroomHong Kong-based furniture retailer How Furniture has opened a new showroom in Pasir Panjang, Singapore with a line-up of Japanese-made wooden furniture inspired by the Japanese concept wabi-sabi.The new Singapore showroom carries more than 18 Japanese furniture and home accessory brands, eight of which...
Rendered design using AIGC SolutionCoohom has released the AIGC Solution, a 3D spatial design software that uses an algorithm similar to ChatGP — an artificial intelligent chatbot developed by OpenAI — to build a 3D interior floor plan and decorations according what the user typed.AIGC, or artificial intelligence generated...
The furniture pieces showcased for SLOW SpainThe American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is presenting two wood design projects at the Madrid Design Festival 2023, from 7 Feb-12 Mar 2023.The first is 'SLOW Spain: Slow design for fast change', a project in collaboration with nine Spanish design schools, that showcases...
The second NLT demonstration is underway in Seungsan Village (Image: Canada Wood Korea)According to Canada Wood Korea, South Korea envisions timber as the key construction material to reach its carbon neutrality target. The trend of building with wood using mass timber technology in larger and taller public buildings has...
Grant applications for USDA Forest Services wood innovation projects and community wood energy facilities now open
Shi Quan Yap -The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Services is now accepting grant applications for wood innovation projects, as well as community wood energy facilities.The deadline for application is 23 Mar 2023 at 5p.m. Applications may be submitted via email to the Forest Service Regional Wood Innovations coordinator listed in...
Core products used in building houses, including timber frames, should be manufactured locally in South AustraliaThe state government of South Australia has announced that public houses built in South Australia must use products manufactured in the state.What this means is that the state government requires core products used in...
MUJI Singapore's new rubberwood furniture seriesJapanese retail company MUJI Singapore has officially launched its newest furniture series made from sustainable rubberwood on 11 Jan 2023 during an event hosted at its Plaza Singapura flagship store in Singapore.This series debuts in the ASEAN region. From desks and storage beds...
Rendered image of the building project between Vasakronan and Setra (Image: Setra)Setra has been commissioned to supply locally produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam) for the Lumi district in Uppsala, Sweden.According to a press release by Setra, Swedish real estate company Vasakronan is transforming a 1970s...
Himmelbyen, 2017-2019 by The Seasons. (Image: Terkel Bo Grum-Schwensen/Bergsten Timber)Lunawood has entered into a partnership agreement with Nordic Timber Labs for the fire protection of planed Lunawood Thermowood products at their production facility in Nastola, Lahti, Finland.Lunawood is the producer of Lunawood Thermowood, a range of thermally treated...
Image: UnsplashBack in October 2022, the municipal government of Shanghai began to promote low-carbon, zero-carbon and even negative carbon emission technology innovations, to support the carbon peak and carbon neutrality strategies for the city.According to Canada Wood Group, Shanghai officials are reportedly working on positioning the city as an...