news about wood products from the OneOak tree
The UK currently consumes more than 0.5M cubic metres of hardwood timber every year but less than 10% of this is grown in the UK. Yet sustainable home-grown timber production could be doubled by 2050, reducing timber imports by 50 million cubic metres. This would underpin investment in innovation both in the utilisation of or our woodlands and their management.
“I’m really pleased to move into the studio at Sylva. It’s great to be surrounded by such a diverse and inspiring group of crafts people, in such a beautiful setting.”
A design for a cutting-edge timber structure, inspired by nature, scooped the honours and the £3,000 top prize in TRADA’s National Student Design Competition, which this year was hosted by Sylva Foundation at the Sylva Wood Centre.
We are delighted to welcome our latest tenant to the Sylva Wood Centre, particularly as it heralds a new level of collaboration with a local further education college.
It’s just two weeks to go until we open the doors of the Sylva Wood Centre for Oxfordshire ArtWeeks: 14-22 May. We look forward to welcoming you.
Last week we were pleased to welcome to the Sylva Wood Centre staff and 19 students undertaking their second year studies for the Foundation Degree (FdA) at Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford City College.
We are delighted to announce that Dr Philip Koomen has been appointed as the Sylva Foundation’s Furniture and Wood Special Advisor.
We are pleased to be part of a Grown in Britain consortium, led by English Woodlands Timber, that has been awarded funding by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to explore how hardwood supply chains in the UK could be improved.
Work is underway to design and build a sculptural entrance sign for our newly opened-centre for innovation and enterprise in wood.
We are excited to be featuring in the BBC One programme Countryfile this coming Sunday at 19:00.