Chaired
February 2nd, 2010 | by CW |
Exploring the wood street in Bangkok was a vision of what Thailand used to be — covered in teak forests. The only wood (it seems) available is teak or rubber. Rubber wood is reclaimed from unproductive rubber plantations, which were planted after clear cutting the indigenous forests. We wanted to find European bentwood cafe chairs. I’m not sure what wood is used — I found a single antique in Jatujak Market’s furniture zone for $75 from Czechoslovakia (that old.) For a Burmese teak version the price is the same. Local teak $15 less. Either teak or rubber we’ll still be botching some part of the remaining forest here. Sustainability? Not in Thailand.
