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From the Forest
W
elcome to the 14th edition
of the International Wood
Products Association’s (IWPA)
award-winning International Wood
Magazine & Buyers Guide. As our
team assembled this year’s maga-
zine we kept returning to one simple
theme: Wood is Back in Fashion! As
you dig into the magazine, you will
learn more about cutting-edge proj-
ects, the latest trends driving furni-
ture design and retail environments,
amazing new species to keep an eye out for, and policy developments
that will give you peace of mind as you make your sourcing decisions.
International Wood is designed to serve as a helpful resource
for readers, and each article contains an updated Source Box that
allows woodworkers and specifiers to immediately learn more about
the highlighted species. Readers can then turn to our Buyers Guide,
which directly connects specifiers with suppliers that can help them
source the most beautiful and highest performing wood products
from around the world.
This beautiful magazine is one of many tools that we at IWPA use
to advance our mission, which is to build acceptance and demand
in North America for globally-sourced wood products from sustain-
ably managed forests. IWPA’s efforts to advance its mission help the
wood products industry in North America as it provides the highest
performing materials to manufacturers and builders while also sup-
porting the economic health of communities that rely on forestry for
their livelihoods around the globe.
As you learn more about the value that IWPA provides, I am
hopeful that you will consider joining us next spring for the 62nd
World of Wood Annual Convention from March 14-16 at the Hotel
Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana. We look forward to hosting
a full schedule of world-class speakers, panel discussions, and net-
working events that will provide attendees with critical insight and
intelligence for the year to come.
I would also like to thank IWPA’s members, Board of Directors,
and staff for everything they do to support our industry. If you have
any questions about globally-sourced wood products or how our asso-
ciation and its members can help you select the materials that can
make your dream project a reality, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Sincerely,
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• African Etimoe (Copaifera spp.) • Limba, Black (Terminalia superba)
• African Pommelé
and Figured Sapele
(Entandrophragma cylindricum) • Macassar ebony (Diospyros spp.)
• Anegre (Aningeria spp.) • Mahogany, Honduran
(Swietenia macrophylla)
• Angelique (Dicorynia guianensis)
• Anigre (Pouteria spp.)
• Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon)
• Balau, Red (Shorea spp.)
• Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
• Birch, Baltic (Betula spp.)
• Birch, Karlian (Betula spp.)
• Bloodwood
(Brosimum paraense)
• Maccaranduba
(Platymiscium spp.)
• Makore (Tieghemella heckelii)
• Mango (Mangifera Indico)
• Maple (Acer spp.)
• Massaranduba/Brazilian redwood
(Manilkara spp.)
• Meranti/lauan (Shorea spp.)
• Merbau (Intsia spp.)
• Bocote (Cordia spp.) • Morado
(Machaerium scleroxylon)
• Brazilian rosewood
(