Sunday 7 February 2010

A bit about product origin

When I started this business, I didnt feel too happy with the idea of selling products that might be causing environmental problems in the areas they originate.
In the back of my mind I imagined hundred year old trees brought crashing down, in virgin rain forrests....

Is this something we should overlook?

We stock a number of products made from coconut palm. This is a tropical hardwood, grown in South East Asia. The wood comes from managed plantations, (i.e coconut farms)and provides an alternative to felling trees from rainforrests. In fact this wood until recentley has been an unwated by-product of coconut plantations, and until recently this wood was often burnt. Coconut palm is substainable, as the trees are replanted after about 70 years. With is contracsting dark flecks, against lighter core wood it is also an attractive, and unusual wood...

Have a look at these products using coconut palm from Thailand:


Wooden Expresso Cup

4-piece Salt & Pepper set

Japanese rice bowl with Lid

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