
Conversations about Climate Change VIRTUAL Exhibition
Conversations about Climate Change VIRTUAL Exhibition
Announcement · BY TTF FLEGT COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE LUCY BEDRY · 1 February 2021
The Timber Trade Federation, in collaboration with the Building Centre, announce the virtual opening of the Conversations about Climate Change exhibition from the 12th FEB.
Showcasing the six winning designs / conversationalists (see below), chosen on their ability to provoke important climate conversations in the lead up to the postponed COP26 climate talks in November 2021, this exhibition goes further to explore the climate emergency.
Conversations about Climate Change instigates much needed discussions around responsible sourcing, sustainable forest management, the FLEGT Action Plan, climate change mitigation and the timber industry for a low-carbon economy.
By choosing to build with sustainable timber, designers and specifiers connect themselves to a supply chain which helps keep forests standing. A circular economy, using material, wood, which absorbs and stores carbon – rather than emits carbon.
Showcasing the beauty of tropical hardwood species, Conversations about Climate Change also raises awareness of the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan to eradicate illegal logging and trade. Highlighting the prospects of timber and the importance of responsible sourcing and sustainable forest management, all designs have been fabricated from tropical hardwoods through Timber Trade Federation members from countries working towards FLEGT licensing. Species showcased include: Sapele, Iroko, Meranti, Keruing and Teak from VPA countries across the globe: Malaysia, Ghana, Gabon, Cameroon, Indonesia, and from the Congo Basin.
This design competition highlights the transformations taking place in countries undergoing FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements, the prerequisite of FLEGT licensing. Through this education we are encouraging designers, architects, specifiers and retailers to include FLEGT-licensed timber in their procurement policies as a method of timber legality assurance, providing a market incentive for VPA countries and a ‘green lane’ into timber trading within the EU and UK.
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Conversations about Climate Change is a partnership between the Timber Trade Federation and the Building Centre. Supported by the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and the Built Environment Trust.
Carbon Print
Joseph Pipal Furniture
CNC’ed Meranti timber block © Joseph Pipal
The installation of Carbon Print looks at carbon storage from the perspective of handmade objects, and in the dust left on a carpenter’s workshop floor, to illustrate on an intimate scale the beauty of carbon in wood, and its capital value.
EXTRACTION
Julian and Julia Kashdan Brown Architects
Extraction column © Charlie Palmer Models
Extract too much, and the system will collapse! Extraction looks at the demands on the natural resource of timber by countries around the world, overexploitation and the precariousness of global demands for commodities.
Forest Dwellers
Curio Studio
Chimpanzee, Forest Dweller © Tom Wilson
The four loveable Forest Dwellers prompt conversation about the role of forestry for protecting the world’s natural habitats and biodiversity.
High Tide
MICHAEL WESTTHORP, OUTLINE-PROJECTS / MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
High Tide model © Michael Westthorp
The installation High Tide, provides a clear depiction of how, as a result of human activity, global sea levels are rising annually, threatening the livelihoods of 600 million people by 2120.
Sapele Sound Pavilion
Studio Yu + Crewdson
Sapele Sound Pavilion graphic drawing © Jeremy Yu
The Sapele Sound Pavilion installation creates a spectacle for the senses, focusing primarily on emotional responses that can be evoked through the light and shadow, the scent of the forests, touch of the timber and melodies of the soundscape within.
Tree Whisperer
Sheryl Ang and Yuta Nakayama
Meranti and Keruing trees © Sherly Ang and Yuta Nakayama
Tree Whisperers produces unique pulsing beats that reflect how different tree species would respond to the changing global climate.