Sintala Design are creating beautiful products made from 100% solid wood, but here’s the catch: all of the wood is only taken from fallen trees, prunings or anything left over from other manufacturing processes. This is a great initiative and will no doubt attract a lot of support. Rodrigo Aranda is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sintala Design, read on to find more about his vision: Everything started 30 years ago with “the grafiosis” (a disease which attack elms trees). My father Jose Luis co-founder of Sintala Design started developing a technique to reuse this wood and transform it into furniture. Our raw material can be from fallen branches or fallen trees (in most cases due to climatic conditions like a storm), prunings from parks around us, and remains from other manufacturing processes. We contribute towards reducing waste to follow the concept of a circular economy. Sintala Design is the first firm which has the hallmark “Fair Wood” in all of its products. Every piece of furniture will have this tag that certifies the legality of the wood´s origin and respect for the principles of Fair Trade. Why do we need your project? As a society we have a […]
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