Category: Columns

The lazy, hazy days of summer are upon us. While I’m tempted to play “hookie” from the office to enjoy my morning coffee on the

Studio Swine Unpacks An Epic Anthology Of American Hardwood Furniture Design Curated and designed by Studio Swine, ‘Forest Tales’ brings together 22 specially selected designs

As the Biden Administration approaches its two-year mark, the federal government has undertaken many initiatives to place climate mitigation front and center on policies ranging

Trees are not only a renewable resource, but wood products made of responsibly harvested trees provide physical and psychological renewal to people who live, work

Slow Design For Fast Change From November 2021 to February 2022, Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) opened its permanent collection for a special showcase

These past several months I’ve been on the road for the Association, and it’s been wonderful seeing and speaking with you. What hasn’t been so

It has been a busy spring, and I have enjoyed being back on the road attending a number of industry events and seeing members in

Developed by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) in collaboration with Disegno, the quarterly design magazine, Words on Wood is a podcast taking an in-depth

HMA’s 2022 National Conference and Expo is now just a fond memory. But what a memory! After two years of confinement, our HMA members were

The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) recently kicked off 2022 at its Annual Meeting at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida.

On October 1, 2021, the USA Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai welcomed guests after being postponed more than a year. The first World Expo held

In addition to taking up a packed agenda in early 2022, House lawmakers and Senate incumbents running to keep their seats, or as we say

Early Bird Registration Opens April 4 The year 2022 marks the 125th meeting of the National Hardwood Lumber Association! Founded in 1898, the first meeting

If the attendance at the recent Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc., and Hardwood Manufacturers Association shows are any indication, it appears that

Recent experience has taught us all that predictions can be far off the mark. Nonetheless, the forest products industry is hiring, and looking at the

Many of you will soon be joining us in Miramar Beach, Florida for HMA’s 2022 National Conference and Expo. If you have yet to finalize

BY JOHN FORBESMANUFACTURER SERVICES DIRECTORNATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATIONCHESTERFIELD, MO 800-422-4556 WWW.NWFA.ORG Wood floors have been a part of human culture for centuries.  This is evidenced

BY RENEE HORNSBYDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSNATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATIONMEMPHIS, TN 901-399-7560 www.nhla.com Every four years, the National Hardwood Lumber Association accepts proposals for changing

On November 17,  2021, the European Commission (EC) announced a proposal for a new Regulation to reduce global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU

AHEC Works with Young Designers in Germany and a Prestigious Berlin Museum to Showcase the Environmental Credentials of American Hardwoods. Designers today have an enormous

HMA’s 2022 National Conference and Expo is fast approaching, and I look forward to meeting with many of you in Florida, March 23-25. If you