Dezeen s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was joined by Timber Trade Federation CEO David Hopkins.
The Timber Trade Federation is the UK s leading membership body for the timber supply chain, promoting the material s sustainable potential at a global level.
David Hopkins, CEO of the Timber Trade Federation
It has recently organised a virtual exhibition titled Conversations about Climate Change, which showcased the winning entries of a design competition that called on entrants to design objects to provoke discussion about global warming and show the environmental benefits of responsibly-sourced tropical timber.
All of the objects in the exhibition were made with timber sourced from countries that are currently working towards being licensed via the United Kingdom and European Union s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative.
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Dezeen promotion: the UK Timber Trade Federation is showcasing the winning entries of its Conversations about Climate Change design competition via a virtual exhibition and event series.
The competition, which received more than 100 responses from around the world, called on entrants to create an installation that would provoke discussions about global warming while showcasing the environmental benefits of responsibly sourced, tropical hardwoods.
Top image: Joseph Pipal s Carbon Print is one of the winning projects. Above: The Extraction pillar is by Julia and Julian Kashdan-Brown Responsibly forested timber is an essential part of the climate change solution; however, tropical forests have too often been undervalued and their forest land cleared for other uses, said David Hopkins, CEO of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).