Wood: The Best Material Matters Podcast Episodes on Timber, Furniture and Craft

This playlist brings together 11 Material Matters conversations about wood — from furniture makers and woodturners to architects building at scale in timber.

Guests include Benchmark co-founder Sean Sutcliffe, architect Andrew Waugh on cross-laminated timber, Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek on scrap wood and waste, sculptor and woodturner Eleanor Lakelin, furniture maker and author Callum Robinson, woodturner Darren Appiagyei, and Ercol chairman Henry Tadros on elm, beech and ash. Also featured are Marie Carlisle of Goldfinger, David Venables of the American Hardwood Export Council, Jonathan Smales of Human Nature and Gareth Neal.

Across these episodes, guests reflect on wood as one of the oldest materials we build with and one of the most urgent — a renewable resource that carries carbon, grain, history and regional identity. Conversations range from hand tools and the workshop to mass timber construction, sustainable forestry, reclaimed wood and what we owe the forests we take from.

Whether you're interested in furniture design, woodworking and craft, timber architecture or sustainable materials, this playlist gathers the wood conversations from the Material Matters archive in one place.

You can follow the podcast on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.