Are you part of the UK’s Woodworking or Furniture-making industry? If so, we want to hear from you, whether you are an employer, worker, teacher or student. You are invited to take part in our national survey.
We are delighted to welcome Phoebe Oldfield to our trustee board. Phoebe is a furniture designer-maker, currently working at …
The trustees of Sylva Foundation are pleased to release the formal report from the board for 2023-24 and the independent accounts produced by our financial auditors
We’re pleased to report that a peer-reviewed research article has been published based on research undertaken in 2021 as part of our British Woodlands Survey.
We are delighted to welcome Cathrin (Cat) Poppensieker to the Sylva team. Cat will lead our new Woodworking and Gender Project, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and other generous supporters. The project aims to address the significant gender imbalance in the heritage woodworking sector. The project envisions a transformed woodworking industry, driven by…
Wood School stools shortlisted for prestigious Wood Awards
We are very proud and excited that the Ebworth stools have been shortlisted for the Production Made Furniture category of this year’s Wood Awards.
We are delighted to welcome Phoebe Oldfield to our trustee board. Phoebe is a furniture designer-maker, currently working at …
We’re delighted to welcome Emma Bruun to Sylva Foundation as a new staff member in the role of Product Manager for our Environment Programme.
To celebrate the start of our Woodworking and Gender Project we are excited to offer a £3,000 bursary to join our Professional Course. Are you a practical person attracted to learning new skills and experiences in working with wood? Perhaps you have some previous woodworking experience and wish to learn professional practice skills whilst building…
We are delighted to announce that our Director of Operations Paul Orsi has been promoted to Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. Fellowship of the ICF is an honoured position and an acknowledgement of dedication, experience and achievements, only awarded to members who show a significant contribution to the profession.