Naturalmat looked local for its latest bed design.
Known for its sustainable and local production, the Devon-based company went further with the Devon Oak Bed, with timber from locally managed oak woodland.
The timber of The Devon Oak Bed has been sourced from managed woodland on the banks of the River Tamar. On maturity, it is felled, planked and left to air dry naturally for 22 months before being crafted into its contemporary form in the workshop.
‘Through our marine heritage we have long been fascinated by
how the timber we source evolves into the beds we make and it is this link between nature and craft that we are so keen to restore in people’s minds. In the same way that shipwrights would comb the woodland to find branches with the right shape to fit the ribs and components of the boats they were building, we have identified the ancient Devon oak forests to source the timber we need to create the furniture of tomorrow,’ says Mark Tremlett, Naturalmat founder.
