TAKT

The Soft Chair frame designed by Danish design company 'TAKT'.  The soft chair is made of FSC- certified solid ash, a light wood with beautiful texture and pattern that adds a distinctive expression. The natural variation between dark and light wood veins, reflect seasonal changes when the tree was growing.

"Our chairs consider a more holistic environmental impact and are designed for a longer lifetime with easily replacable wearable parts. At the end of its life-cycle, the chair can be taken apart in its key materials allowing for easy, clean and effective recycling." TAKT

Zarina Othman

Made from waxed ash this side table 'Heidi' by Zarina Othman is inspired by Australian furniture company Jardan - driven by the relaxed, Australian way of life. It has a lovely familiar feel like a parent and child.

Thomas Vasek

Thomas Vasek is an industrial designer based in Prague, Czech Republic. This range of furniture uses minimal solid wood as Thomas has combined a solid ash frame with willow for the seating. It combines very stylish clean lines with a very natural look and is beautiful as well as functional.

Plant and Moss

The 'odd couple bench' by Plant and Moss.
Plant and Moss is a creative design studio founded by James Plant and James Moss in 2009, which has its own collection as well as collaborating and working with industry. They are incredibly successful and have a wonderful ethos about how they work, who they work with and where they source their wood please read more here.

'Odd couples bench relates to human characteristics, personifying the quirky couples at restaurants that sit next to each other instead of opposite. The contrasting backs represent the different characters that are to grace the seats. Carefully selected backs from times gone by pay homage to Ercol. Not just for couples, do you jump in first…or offer a place? Made in Ash they take into consideration the time honoured style and quality of English produced turning and chair making'. Plant and Moss

Branch and Ash Dieback

Beautiful minimalism this is a Christmas tree by Branch (Damelza Hill) from sustainable ash wood.
Unfortunately since this was designed Ash is now threatened and not sustainable in Britain, Ash Dieback Chalara fraxinea is a fungal infection that is killing our native ash trees is now known to be widespread.
Ash trees are common to farm hedge rows in Britain and their loss will be dramatic.
I keep hearing what can we do about ash dieback on the news and current affairs programmes.
All we can do, is plant more trees of different naturalised breeds oak, beech, chestnut, birch etc until the scientists can establish the resistant trees and restock Ash from this genetic pool.
More information about Ash Dieback is available here.
Plant More Trees!

Lee Kirkbride

Lee Kirkbride's furniture is light and modern and looks deceptively simple but is beautifully crafted from solid ash. Lee works as an inhouse designer for SCP.

Bookhou

Bookhou's steam bent ash bench, simple and elegant.