In a project called Out of the Woods, students on the Design Products MA at the Royal College of Arts, London, were asked to design a chair from American hardwood. The chairs were on display at the London 2012 Design Festival and then writers coordinated Tiffany Murray, an international fellow for the Telegraph Hay Festival were invited to create stories or poems about them. A free book called Out of the Woods, Adventures of Twelve Hardwood Chairs and containing the poetry and prose, has been issued by the RCA and can be accessed here  http://www.americanhardwood.org/videos-images-publications/publications/