Swedish Wood spreads knowledge, provides inspiration and encourages development relating to wood, wood products and wood construction. Swedish Wood also aims to highlight wood as a competitive, eco-friendly and sustainable material.
PRESS RELEASE The London Design Fair, 19–22 September, saw Swedish designers showcase their designs in pine in the Swedish pine pavilion. The pavilion itself is the work of architectural practice Förstberg Ling, in collaboration with Svensk Form Syd – Form/Design Center and the industry organisation Swedish Wood.
PRESS RELEASE In partnership with industry organisation Swedish Wood, two Swedish alumni of Beckmans College of Design have created a pine kitchen for one of the guest apartments at the Swedish Institute in Paris. The kitchen is part of the Swedish Institute’s refurbishment programme aimed at raising the profile of Swedish design in Paris. The guest apartments were unveiled on 7 September during Paris Design Week.
PRESS RELEASE Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly, which focused on innovations in sustainable development and was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 27-31 May. A seminar on Tuesday stressed the global importance of beginning to ‘grow our cities’.
Doesn’t it feel like we’re in a wood revolution?
Swedish Forest Industries Federation
Swedish Wood represents the Swedish sawmill industry and is part of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation. The forest industry is one of Sweden’s most important business sectors. It provides employment throughout the country. Thanks to its natural raw materials and products, the forest industry has a key role in the development towards a sustainable, biobased society.
