beautiful object made from forest debris

I received an email from Bianca Black from South Africa in which she introduces Trees with a Conscience. After 10 years in the picture framing and art business, Bianca decided to take a step back and get out the rat race . Her husband introduced her to a forestry concession in Mozambique, Africa, that was FSC certified. They both saw an opportunity in the décor market in supplying wood from well managed forest. At that moment the “forest debris” project was born.

Most of the wood comes from so called debris of offcuts at the sawmill, logs that were in fires, poaching or have been felled in a controlled reforestation program. They are then recycled into beautiful pieces of furniture or home accessories. The concession goes through a viguorous annual audit, by FSC (FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL) which is a non profit organisation that monitors the forests of the world, assuring consumers that the source of their wood is sustainable.both to the land and people who live there (www.fsc.org). For more information about these beautiful objects you can contact Bianca at biancablack@vodamail.co.za.