The Woodland Goods exhibition at V&A South Kensington is free entry and open from 26 November 2024 - 31 October 2025.

The 2024 Make Good installation at the V&A Museum explores the notion of value, resilience and regeneration in contemporary woodland management in the UK. Our display, Woodland Goods, showcases new and innovative sheet materials for use in construction and product design made of sequoia, pine and birch bark that are bound together bonded using naturally occurring adhesives of those processed and derived from bio-based substances. The ply on display was made by applying heat and pressure to strips of silver birch and coast redwood bark – once the natural glues within the bark are activated, the material binds to itself to form a solid sheet.

The bulk of the installation consists of a dramatic spatial display of these composite materials, displayed alongside their respective raw source materials from woodlands. The display includes a modified object of furniture which demonstrates their potential in practical applications, accompanied by a short film connecting the objects and materials to the landscapes from which they are derived.

The bulk of the installation consists of a dramatic spatial display of these composite materials, displayed alongside their respective raw source materials from woodlands. The display includes a modified object of furniture which demonstrates their potential in practical applications, accompanied by a short film connecting the objects and materials to the landscapes from which they are derived.