Words on Wood

S5E6: The Forest on Film with Alison Brooks, Petr Krejčí, Fred Pearce, Van Wagner and Joey Awonohopay

A special deep dive into Forested Future, a new documentary telling the story of the hardwood forests of the eastern United States. Across this episode, we speak with the

S5E5: Seeing the wood through the trees with Anna Bates, Anab Jain and Samy Rio

In this episode, we examine a range of new conservation projects that offer different ways of understanding the forest and new opportunities for audiences to connect with

S5E4: Expanded Provenance featuring Seetal Solanki, Viktoria Millentrup and Rupert Oliver

In this episode, we explore the significance of timber design being tied to the landscape and resources of the site on which it is built or manufactured, examining the op

S5E3: Where's your timber from? with Seetal Solanki, Jade Saunders, Ben Gunneberg and Tim Brownlee

Does it matter where our wood comes from? In this episode, we explore why provenance is one of the central questions facing the timber industry today, and the arguments f

S5E2: Thinking Real with Andrew Waugh, Andu Masebo and Daniel Schofield

What is it about timber that makes us feel good? We all know the benefits of natural spaces and materials, but new testing suggests that we may actually also be drawn to

S5E1: The Neurology of Timber with Andrea Bariselli, Dorte Mandrup and Suchi Reddy

What happens to the brain when we come into contact with wood products and wooden spaces, and what positive changes occur in the body when it is surrounded by natural mat

S4E6: Stewards of The Forest

Forests take up about 30% of the earth’s surface and come in many shapes, sizes and types. From chilly boreal forests in the north, to temperate forests, dry forests, man

Making Shorts: Staining wood

Staining wood is a complex and often laborious process that requires careful thought from designers and makers. Considering the complexities involved, and the fact that n

S4E5: Responding to a changing climate

We’re probably all aware that climate change is having, and will have, a big effect on our forests. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and rising tempe

Making shorts: Working by hand

Trees have been a principal building material for most of human history, with archaeological findings showing that humans were using stone axes as early as 40,000 years a

S4E2: A Timber Curriculum with Judith Lösing, Hanif Kara and Kenn Busch

Our next instalment of Words on Wood revisits education, this time examining whether there is a need for a more robust curriculum around timber and its properties within

Making shorts: Chainsaw carving

Building on the success of previous seasons’ ‘Tree Shorts’, this season introduces a new series of ‘Making Shorts’. These bite-sized episodes zoom into production techniq

Making shorts: CNC milling

Building on the success of previous seasons’ ‘Tree Shorts’, this season introduces a new series of ‘Making Shorts’. These bite-sized episodes zoom into production techniq

S4E1: The Value of Veneers with Cathy Danzer, Rio Kobayashi and Jorge Penadés

Delving deep into the world of wood, featuring unexpected and timely topics from across forestry, architecture and design, the award-winning podcast Words on Wood has ret

Special episode: A Trillion Trees with Fred Pearce

In the final episode of Words on Wood season 3, we are joined by multi award-winning science and environmental writer, Fred Pearce.   Fred’s groundbreaking work coverin

S3E4: The Wooden Hospital with Ab Rogers and Eleanor Brough

The series concludes by venturing into ‘The Wooden Hospital’. Starting with the work of architect Ab Rogers, who won the 2021 Wolfson Economic Prize 2021 for his radical

Tree shorts: walnut

In this bitesize episode, we explore American walnut and all of its properties and uses. The episode features an interview with Mira Nakashima, daughter of George Nakashi

S3E3: Timber Education with John Makepeace and Helen Welch

In this episode we look into the social aspects of wood and how timber education is approached across different levels: from amateur enthusiasts, through to academia and

Tree shorts: white oak

In this weeks tree short, we dive into the world of white oak - one of the most popular species across Europe. Host India Block speaks to architecture practice Maccreanor

S3E2: Thermally modified timber with Jan Hendzel and Kirsten Haggart

In episode two, the hosts examine the different ways in which humans have baked, charred and heated wood to create thermally modified timber (TMT). The episode includes i