Elisabeth Hennessy, a professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has recently reached out to FurnCIRCLE, to gather materials for a forthcoming book on sustainability in the furniture sector.

Dr. Hennessy, specialized in environmental history, is conducting research about the rise of so-called "fast furniture", and contemporarily chronicling current initiatives designed to make the industry more sustainable; her online research led her to FurnCIRCLE and its outputs and progress.

FederlegnoArredo had the opportunity to meet her this week during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the most important fair in the world dedicated to furniture sector, and to have an exchange with her about her research and points of contact with the project.

FurnCIRCLE thus provided an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of dialogue between the research community and the industry to promote environmental responsibility across sectors, particularly in areas like furniture and interior design, where material choices and manufacturing practices have significant ecological impacts.