Beautiful table accessories, these elegant, fairtrade, sustainable round + light acaia wood bowls are hand turned and ideal for nibbles. they come in a range of sizes too!
- oiled with food safe oils
- made by small family comapny in the phillipines who strive to create fair working conditions for their makers with good salaries
Acacia trees are not hard to find in the Philippines. You see them 
standing along the roads and on uncultivated land. The wood of 
the acacia is a non-indigenous hardwood. Beautiful, with a broad 
colour spectrum of warm to light segments. It is sustainable: 
it grows fast (the trees reach their full height in sixteen years) and 
for every tree that is cut down another one is planted.
 
Planting the trees is regarded as an investment which yields a 
profit after a number of years when the wood is sold. The chopping 
of the trees, the trading and the processing is controlled by the 
government by means of certification. In some parts of the city 
permits to cut down trees are not granted.
 
good organisation
Fair trade revenue
good working hours
safe women’s employment
fair labour 
environmental protection
bi-annual visits to artisan partners