Out of the Wood Christmas art weekend
This year we’re opening the Sylva Wood Centre for our first ever Christmas art weekend. Open from 10am-4pm on19 & 20 November. Original gifts in wood for Christmas from our unique community of designer-makers.
Shortlist announced for Arboreal competition
TRADA has announced the shortlist for this year’s National Student Design Competition, which challenges student designers to explore the science of timber as a modern construction material for a design for the Sylva Wood Centre.
ArtWeeks 2016
Oxfordshire Artweeks 2016 at the Sylva Wood Centre was a great success, attracting about 1000 visitors during the nine days, plus a day dedicated for local schools to visit.
Rycotewood Craftsperson-in-Residence appointed to 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.
Wood Centre abuzz with first woodworking course
Last Saturday we hosted our first woodworking course at the Sylva Wood Centre. The course was organised on behalf of the Oxfordshire Natural Beekeeping Group.
Welcome to lifestyle woodworker Paul Sellers
We are delighted to welcome Paul Sellers as our latest business at the Sylva Wood Centre. Paul is an internationally-renowned woodworking teacher and a leading advocate for his craft, reaching many thousands of people by recording instructional videos of woodworking techniques.
Unit available at the Sylva Wood Centre
A unit is available to rent from the Sylva Foundation by any business connected with designing or making with wood.
Wolverhampton University students visit Arboreal building
This week architecture students and tutors from Wolverhampton University visited the Sylva Wood Centre. They are taking part in the TRADA national student competition: Arboreal.
University groups start Arboreal challenge
Last weekend architectural students and tutors from Coventry University visited the Sylva Wood Centre as they started work on the 2016 TRADA design competition, called Arboreal.
Philip Koomen appointed as special advisor
We are delighted to announce that Dr Philip Koomen has been appointed as the Sylva Foundation’s Furniture and Wood Special Advisor.