Sylva Summer School exhibition opens at the V&A
In September we hosted our third annual summer school. This year we collaborated with the V&A museum and specifically the Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures to create ‘Field Notes’. The work of the 12 practitioners taking part in the summer school is now on display in the V&A’s Susan R Weber Furniture Gallery. in May …. Read More
Hand-crafted stools made in collaboration with the National Trust
Sylva Foundation has teamed up with the National Trust to turn trees lost to Ash dieback into a range of hand-crafted stools. The ash stools made at the Sylva Wood School in collaboration with the National Trust ©National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra Ash dieback is a widespread fungal disease that has had a dramatic impact …. Read More
Summer School 2022
The V&A and Sylva Foundation are hosting a summer school and inviting creative practitioners to take part. The Field Notes project will provide a unique opportunity for those with an interest in wood as a material, and in forests and woodlands as a place for learning and growing. . For Sylva Foundation, the collaboration is …. Read More
Wood School Assistant Appointed
We are delighted to welcome Phillip Gullam as our new Wood School Assistant. Phillip Gullam – Wood School Assistant Phil previously taught at Rycotewood for a number of years, teaching various furniture-making courses. He brings to the role a breadth of experience gained over the years. Phil has been involved in the teaching and assessing …. Read More
Job Opportunity: Wood School Assistant
Wood School Assistant [job title pending] Sylva Wood School Sylva Foundation is looking to recruit an exceptional individual to join its Wood School team based at the Sylva Wood Centre. Since launching the Wood School in 2019, it has gone from strength to strength. The Wood School plays a central role in Sylva’s mission; nurturing …. Read More
Summer School 2021
In September, Sylva Foundation hosted a Summer School for young creative people to promote design and craft using home-grown timber. The inspiring report from the workshop is published today to coincide with Grown in Britain week. Sylva Foundation cares passionately about trees and people, and at its Wood School in south Oxfordshire it has set …. Read More
Launch of the Sylva Wood School Fellowship Fund
Could you help support a young craftsperson by making a donation to our new Sylva Wood School Fellowship Fund? We are pleased to launch a new campaign aiming to establish a fund to support young craftspeople who graduate from our Professional Making Course. The Sylva Wood School Fellowship Fund will allow us to appoint Fellows, …. Read More
Invitation to Tender to Supply Woodworking Machinery
Sylva Foundation is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to supply, deliver and install/commission industrial woodworking machinery. We are pleased to offer this as an open process for suitable suppliers to tender proposals. Deadline for submissions is 12 noon on 3rd April. Specification summary: Surface Planer, with Spiral/Tersa Block minimum 500mm wide.Minimum 7 KW motor Thickness …. Read More