Where to buy sustainable furniture made in Singapore from local timber

(Clockwise from top left) Furniture made from sustainable wood from Roger & Sons, Little People Woodworks and Triple Eyelid. PHOTOS: ROGER & SONS, LITTLE PEOPLE WOODWORKS, TRIPLE EYELID
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SINGAPORE – Anyone who experiences a twinge of remorse every time a big tree is cut down will be glad to know that a few of these trees will get a new lease of life – as furniture.

Home-grown furniture-maker Roger&Sons, for instance, managed to upcycle two trees from a site that was going to be redeveloped. It turned them into more than 50 pieces of furniture, including benches, tables and stools.

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