OLD WOOD. NEW USE. POSITIVE CHANGE.

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Tropical Salvage furniture is made from tropical hardwoods which we salvage on several different islands of the Indonesian archipelago. None of the wood comes from standing trees. We select quality hardwoods that are both durable and exceptionally beautiful. The wood is old: some a few decades old, some a thousand years old. It beautifully expresses its history as wild-growth grain figure, mineral accumulation, and the effects of nails, seasoning cracks & bore holes are evident in many pieces. They are a wonderful testament to the wood's historical richness and new life.

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In North Central Java—a place known around the world for its furniture-building and woodworking—we artfully combine the woods to build solid wood furniture using traditional joinery and techniques. We use a wide variety of tropical hardwoods, from many different places and different eras, so each piece exhibits its own unique wood grains and figure. Built durably, and to be utilitarian & timeless in style, a piece can be enjoyed by many successive generations.

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We believe that the business community must join the lead in addressing today's unprecedented challenges to our world's social and environmental integrity. Tropical Salvage combines business with social/environmental activism. Our mission is to create good, steady, eco-positive jobs in places experiencing economic hardship; to implement conservation, forest restoration and environmental education projects to protect the world's remaining primary tropical forests; and to advocate for best responsible social & environmental practices throughout the business world.

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