After the vacations, we are slowly but surely returning to our offices. From digital meetings from the kitchen table at home to meeting in real life again at the company. But it's not quite the same, some of the people will continue to work at home and spend only part of their time at the office. The layout of offices is changing as a result. Workstations are disappearing and fine meeting places are taking their place.

THIS IS THE TIME TO START SETTING UP DIFFERENTLY

Spaces will be redesigned to meet each other in a pleasant and relaxed way. Spaces should be inviting, spaces should attract people, spaces should be nice to be in together, spaces should provide top performance. RedWood's meeting tables are the solution and breathe new life into the once dusty meeting environments where there is a boring rectangular table with a melamine wood pattern.  

REDWOOD COLLECTION OF TREE TRUNK TABLES FROM THE DUTCH FORESTS

REDWOOD's handcrafted tree trunk tables are a new sustainable application for using Dutch Wood from the forests of Staatsbosbeheer. Re-growable furniture from 4 tree species. Robust Beech, Dutch Oak, Douglas fir and Poplar. Each a unique signature of Mother Nature. Piece by piece tables that last more than a lifetime. And if you want something else, just hand them in and we will make sure they are reused again.

THE STORY OF THE ROBUST BEECH TREE TABLE

Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) is an ancient Dutch tree that grows in the Veluwe, among other places. Beech belongs, like oak and sweet chestnut, to the family of napalm trees. Fagus is derived from the Greek phago meaning 'to eat'. Sylvatica means "of the forest. Beech actually deserves the title 'King of the Forest' over oak because of its ability to completely dominate the canopy in forests. It is popular in forests and parks and has traditionally been famous for its shady avenues. It is an excellent park and avenue tree with a beautiful elephant-legged-looking trunk. Hornbeam hedges are also popular, as they retain withered but attractive foliage in winter.

Beech leaves are usually entire, with a wavy edge and sometimes toothed. Characteristic is the row of hairs that stands like eyelashes on the leaf edge. The long pointed buds on the twigs at an angle make recognition in winter easy.

The quality of the growing site listens very closely, especially for trees outside the forest. Common beech does not tolerate extreme growing sites, the soil should not be periodically dried out or too wet. Hot and dry periods in summer can be disastrous: in our regions, a heat wave can cause a lot of damage with beech dieback in the following years. Because of severe frost and drought, it is not found in continental and Mediterranean climates. It does not tolerate pavement, storms, sea winds, salt and root damage.

Live beech scores quite low for above-ground biodiversity. While fungi and mushrooms are abundant in beech forests, few organisms live off and on beech leaves and bark. The leaves contain substances that are toxic to many animals. The hard and smooth bark is not a good habitat for mosses and lichens. Fallen leaves decompose poorly and form a thick and dense litter mat, which does not promote the undergrowth of plants and mosses. Only under beeches on nutrient-rich, moist soil can a species-rich spring flora establish itself. Many species do forage on beech nuts, an important food source for small songbirds and rodents. Coal tits and wood mice depend largely on the beech mast for their winter supplies, and they immediately ensure the seeds are spread far from the tree. Dead beech wood decomposes quickly and broken-in branches are easy places for woodpeckers and other birds to carve out cavities. Old beech forests are therefore rich in burrowing birds.

REDWOOD LOG TABLES EAT CO2

Trees take CO2 from the air and convert it to O2. CO2 is the chemical formula for "carbon dioxide. It is a gas that consists of carbon (C), one of the most important building blocks for all life on earth and oxygen (O2), which allows humans and animals to breathe, so this is vital! Trees eat CO2 and take the CO2 out of the air.

Like all living things, trees need nutrients. Trees get those nutrients from the soil through their roots, but also from the air through their leaves. The tree's leaves extract CO2 from the air using sunlight. That process is called photosynthesis. The tree stores the CO2 in its wood. As long as the tree lives or the wood is used, this CO2 is retained. So there is also CO2 "stored" in the wooden chairs and tables you use every day! Trees produce O2. As a tree grows, it absorbs CO2 (carbon dioxide) and releases O2 (oxygen). And we can be grateful to the trees for that, because we need that oxygen to breathe and live. Without the continuous production of oxygen by trees, the oxygen in our atmosphere would gradually decrease. Then we would all suffocate. Did you know that a hundred-year-old beech tree with a leaf area of 1,500 square meters provides the annual oxygen needs of ten people?

REGROWABLE FURNITURE WITH A UNIQUE SIGNATURE FROM MOTHER NATURE

REDWOOD furniture is characterized by its robust and natural appearance. Designed by Mother Earth and crafted by our master furniture makers into unique jewelry. Every tree trunk table has its own unique signature, which can be seen in the natural shape of the tree, the annual rings, the color of the wood, the light/dark ratio and the course of the grain. And when you end the week in a good ambiance at the family table with your colleagues at the office or enjoy a pleasant evening dining at this robust tree trunk table. The next generation of REDWOOD tree trunk tables is already growing in the woods.

REDWOOD FOR A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT IN THE OFFICE OR AT HOME

Did you know that 40 trucks of wood are removed from Dutch forests every day? The trees that are cleared go mainly to the paper industry and chipboard factories. A portion goes through the shredder and is the basis for biomass. In collaboration with Staatsbosbeheer (the Dutch Forestry Commission), we are looking for new sustainable applications for this Dutch wood. The REDWOOD collection of tree trunk tables for a healthy working environment at the office or home.

HANDCRAFTED TREE TRUNK TABLES

Our master furniture makers make quality Dutch wood products in an artisanal way. Made from natural treasures of the Dutch soil.

REDWOOD TRUNK TABLES FOR LIFE

At REDWOOD, you are buying a table for life. Together, we will ensure that the table is well maintained and never ends up in landfill or in an incinerator. If, after a while, you want something else, just give it back and we will make sure it finds its way to another user.