Report of the 2024 Woodworking & Gender Sector Survey
We are thrilled to announce that the Woodworking & Gender Sector Survey 2024 report is now available for download!
New trustee appointment: Amanda Bryan
We are really delighted to welcome Amanda Bryan to the board of trustees for Sylva Foundation.
Take part in our Woodworking and Gender Equality 2024 Survey
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.
New trustee appointment: Eleanor Tew
We are delighted to welcome Phoebe Oldfield to our trustee board. Phoebe is a furniture designer-maker, currently working at …
Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
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
Manager attitudes towards pest and disease risks to Oak
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.
Welcome to our new Woodworking and Gender Project Coordinator
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
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.
New trustee appointment: Phoebe Oldfield
We are delighted to welcome Phoebe Oldfield to our trustee board. Phoebe is a furniture designer-maker, currently working at …
Welcome to our new Product Manager
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.