Where Our Wood Comes From

Our story began at sea. As a seafarer, Mickey watched his fellow sailors turn discarded wood found on ships and in ports into furniture that was both useful and beautiful. That simple idea — that “waste” wood still has plenty to give — is how we source our materials today.

Here’s what we work with, and why it matters so much for Myanmar’s forests.

Reclaimed teak

Teak is loved for its strength and warm colour. Instead of cutting down new trees, we give a second life to teak that has already been harvested — in old furniture and reclaimed timber. Many of our favourite pieces, like our Edwardian-style bookcase, started life decades ago.

Other reclaimed hardwoods

We also work with various reclaimed hardwoods. Each board is chosen for its condition and character, so the history of the wood becomes part of the design.

Repurposed shipping pallet wood

Pallets carry goods around the world and are often discarded after use. We repurpose pallet wood into honest, sturdy pieces — a nod to the sailors who inspired our story.

Sustainable rubberwood

For customised and project orders, we also use sustainable rubberwood. It’s a practical, good-looking timber that comes from rubber trees, so nothing new has to be cleared from the forest to make it.

Choosing the right wood for your piece

When you order a customised piece, you choose the material with us — usually reclaimed teak or sustainable rubberwood. We’ll talk you through how each one looks, wears and takes colour. Every type of wood also takes stain differently, so we always suggest a stain that suits the wood, rather than forcing one finish onto everything.

Why it matters

In Myanmar, deforestation due to unsustainable wood harvesting is a sad reality. Every reclaimed board we use reduces the need to harvest new wood. It’s also personal: Mickey’s son dreams of becoming a park ranger, and we’d like him to have plenty of forest to look after.

Good wood doesn’t stop being good just because someone threw it away.