2024 International Wood Magazine & Buyers Guide

Features

From the Forest

IWPA President Colin Miller welcomes readers to the 21st edition of International Wood Magazine & Buyers Guide, emphasizing sustainably sourced wood products and the association's mission.

By Colin Miller

Features

Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vision for American Architecture

A photo-led feature opener introducing Frank Lloyd Wright's concept of 'Usonia' and his vision for the American architectural landscape.

Features

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Automatic Kalil House

An exploration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Automatic Kalil House in Manchester, New Hampshire — a 1955 mid-century modern gem showcasing natural materials, concrete blocks, and abundant natural light.

Features

Inside the Kalil House

The Kalil House features voluminous Meranti wood panels (originally called Philippine Mahogany) lining the interior walls, offsetting the home's 48,000 cast concrete blocks with warmth and character.

Features

Yesterday's Philippine Mahogany, Today's Meranti?

A profile of meranti (Shorea spp), formerly marketed as Philippine mahogany, and a look at how Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Kalil House showcases mahogany interiors preserved by the Currier Museum of Art.

Features

The Journey of Responsible Sourcing

An overview of how legal compliance and sustainability requirements are embedded throughout the international wood supply chain, from port of export to distribution warehouse.

Features

From Forest to Home: The Wood Supply Chain

An infographic-style feature tracing imported wood from forest concessions through mills, factories, and into everyday homes, with a note on the Lacey Act.

Features

Marine Trends Merge Form and Function

A look at the Triple "S" 72' Scarborough sport fishing yacht, a custom luxury watercraft showcasing how fine wood interiors combine aesthetic beauty with multi-purpose functionality in modern yacht design.

Features

The Triple "S": A Custom Sportfishing Showpiece

Continuation of a feature on the custom sportfisher Triple "S", detailing the owners' hands-on wood selection at Impulse Trading Company, the use of teak and Carpathian elm burl, and the boat's all-high-gloss interior.

Features

Scarborough Boatworks: Carolina Boatbuilding Tradition

Ricky Scarborough Jr. carries on the Carolina boatbuilding tradition at Scarborough Boatworks, North Carolina's longest operating boat builder, with a species spotlight on Carpathian/English elm.

Features

Wood Has an Important Story to Tell in the Circular Economy

University of British Columbia students built a near-zero embodied carbon building using Accoya wood, hempcrete, and lightwood framing, exemplifying circular economy principles.

Features

Third Space Commons: A Carbon-Minimal Design-Build at UBC

UBC's Third Space Commons, a 2,400 sq ft design-build project, uses Grey Accoya acetylated radiata pine cladding and decking along with hempcrete, reused materials, and surplus white oak to minimize embodied carbon.

Features

Third Space Commons: Testing the Boundaries of Sustainable Building

Third Space Commons at UBC achieved up to 80% fewer carbon emissions than conventional construction, earning the B.C. Embodied Carbon Award and placing in the 2023 U.S. Solar Decathlon Build Challenge.

Features

Residential Trends Lead with Quiet Luxury

Opening spread of a feature on residential design trends emphasizing quiet luxury, showcasing a tropical hardwood-clad indoor-outdoor living space overlooking a lake.

Features

Quiet Luxury

Current interior design trends emphasize "quiet luxury"—understated elegance and connection to nature, achieved through natural, sustainable materials like international woods.

Features

Luxury Kitchen

Today's luxury kitchen has evolved into a multifunctional hub—incorporating back kitchens, wet bars, pantries, and wine storage to serve as a central gathering point for social interaction.

Features

Quiet Luxury and the Role of Natural Wood

A feature on how natural wood and organic materials support the 'quiet luxury' interior design trend — emphasizing tactile warmth, authenticity, and timeless appeal over lavish finishes.

Features

Artisanal & Handcrafted Pieces

A handcrafted tigerwood mantel by Danny Schwalje of AVL Custom Made illustrates how one-of-a-kind artisan pieces bring understated elegance and craftsmanship to a home.

Features

Integrated Outdoor Living

A feature on integrated outdoor living highlights how exterior-safe woods and seamless indoor-outdoor transitions create tactile warmth and tranquility in modern luxury homes.

Features

Spotlight On: Tali

A species spotlight on Tali (Erythrophleum Ivorense), a dense, durable West and Central African hardwood popular for decking, windows, boat docks and exterior applications.

Features

Fluted Details and Organic Materials

Fluting has re-emerged in interior design to add depth and richness, evoking history while embracing modern trends — and organic materials like wood are the perfect canvas.

Features

Green Blueprint: Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Design with Malaysian Timber

Malaysian designers like Hani Ali of LAIN Furniture and Tennyson Chia of SACHI are pushing the boundaries of sustainable design through reclaimed timber, urban wood waste, and bespoke craftsmanship rooted in Malaysia's heritage.

Features

Designing Differently

Designer Chia reimagines commercial spaces with reclaimed wood, parquet tabletops, and a 90-meter indoor green wall at the LEED Gold–certified Hap Seng 3 Tower.

Features

Life on the Road

A full-page editorial image showing the wood-paneled interior of a camper van, with a woman stepping out the door into a pine forest overlooking the water.

Features

Recreational Vehicles Innovating for the Future

As younger buyers enter the RV market, manufacturers are embracing sustainability trends—and wood, from OSB to lumbercore veneer and international plywood, plays a hidden but essential role inside today's recreational vehicles.

Features

Plywood is the Past & Future

Continued feature on imported plywood's role in RV manufacturing, highlighting its use since the 1970s for wall panels, cabinetry, and interior components, plus its sustainability advantages.

Features

Plywood in the RV Industry

NWH's Brad Kaser explains how plywood serves the RV industry as a strong, stable, flexible material ideal for lamination with fiberglass, aluminum, and vinyl, supporting sustainable RV construction.

Features

CNC Technology Helps Build RVs Smarter & Reduces Waste

How CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technology is helping NWH and RV manufacturers produce precise plywood components, reduce waste, and streamline operations.

Features

International Woods Continue to Shine in Outdoor Commercial Applications

A $3.7 million renovation at Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade used Iron Woods branded Garapa decking from Coastal Forest Products around the SkyWheel gondola ride, chosen for its durability, fire rating and honey gold color.

Features

Iron Woods Garapa Shines at Myrtle Beach SkyWheel

Iron Woods Garapa decking is featured at the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel, a 200-foot observation wheel, with a species spotlight on Garapa/Brazilian Ash.

Features

Flooring Design Winners Push the Boundaries of Their Art

2024 NWFA Wood Floor of the Year winners showcase innovative design, including Matthew Szyszka's 'Blue Wave' floor of quartersawn white oak with walnut, bubinga, and wenge inlays.

Features

A Custom Blue Bubinga Floor

A continuing feature on a custom blue-stained bubinga parquet floor with 2,600 hand-cut perimeter elements, paired with a species spotlight on bubinga (Guibourtia spp.).

Features

Cutting-Edge Technology Marries Immutable Elegance

Czar Floors wins the 2024 Wood Floor of the Year Best Use of Technology award for a bespoke oval Merbau floor in an 800-sq-ft great room, using 3D laser scanning, AutoCAD, and CNC fabrication.

Features

Czar Floors: Museum-Quality Craftsmanship

Conclusion of a Czar Floors feature describing their museum-quality inlay flooring process, use of Leica 3D laser scanners, and collaboration with experienced wood installers.

Features

All Decked Out

Brendan Casey of Casey Fence & Deck won 1st place in NADRA's 2023 Wood Decks Under $25k competition for an Ipe herringbone basketweave deck remodel in Adamstown, Maryland.

Features

Decks by Kiefer

Profile of Decks by Kiefer, a NADRA-award-winning custom deck builder, paired with a species spotlight on Ipe highlighting its origin, applications, and characteristics.

Features

Decks by Kiefer and SG Construction Take NADRA Honors

Decks by Kiefer took 2nd place in NADRA's Wood Decks Over $50k category with an Ipe and Meranti Red Balau covered veranda in New Jersey, while SG Construction of San Francisco earned 3rd place.

Features

SG Construction Ipe Deck Project

SG Construction replaced an aging redwood deck with an Ipe deck integrating four landing levels, brick patios, and a firepit area designed by Peter Koenig Designs.