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CONTENTS

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FEATURES TECHNOLOGY

16 Carving the Future: The 2026 Outlook for the 36 From Workshop To Smart Factory: How Industry
Woodworking Industry 4.0 Will Reshape The Furniture-Making Industry
The woodworking sector is expected to maintain its Industry 4.0 has been a much talked about concept
steady growth in the coming years, but changes in for almost a decade. Will we finally see the ideology
consumer preferences and evolving global supply takes flight? And how will it affect the furniture-
chain mean companies must continue to adapt and making industry going forward? By Jerome Tan
optimise to stay ahead of the game. By Aileen Yeo

DESIGN
FOCUS
41 Simeon Dux: design that does quality timber
22 ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report justice through considered craft
The woodworking landscape remains challenging, AHEC talks to Melbourne-based designer-maker
and companies are urged to transform to overcome Simeon Dux about his evolution in furniture design
regulatory, economic and operational hurdles. ITTO and ensuring timber has a multi-generational
tells us more about what is happening in markets purpose
across the globe.