Transparency within business.

We often get used to the fact that we are so disconnected from the creators of our physical reality. How much do I really know about my couch? I know the shape, texture, colour, softness and the way it makes me feel when see it from afar, or become embraced by its padding. I do not know who or how many bent over to take a piece of earth for material, I do not know where all the pieces traveled to, I do not know how many hands worked to shape the design, I definitely do not know their names.

At Reforest Design, we don’t want to hide a single detail. We value transparency at all costs and we’re open about all aspects of our business.

The story about the origins of every aspect of what we do.

There are a lot of moving pieces that make our business work. And there are also a lot of unknowns! Here is our up-to-date directory on the sources of our products and tools. It will be updated as we find out more information.



Decomposed Organic Matter
Hydrocarbons (liquid petroleum)
Location: Unknown
Resource Extraction Company: Unknown
Resource Synthesis Company: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
End Product: Shrink Wrap/ Tape
Distributer: Great Little Box Company (Canada)
Application: Packaging Reforest Furniture

Iron Ore
Location: Unknown
Resource Mining Company: Unknown
Resource Synthesis Company: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
End Product: Hardware Screws & Inserts
Distributer: Fastener Force (Canada)
Application: Furniture Assembly Hardware


Bamboo
Location: China
Cultivation Company: Unknown
Resource Extraction Company: Unknown
Manufacturer: Zen Bamboo
End Product: Bamboo Plywood
Distributer: Zen Bamboo
Application: Furniture

Trees
Location: Unknown
Logging Company: Unknown
Processing Company: Unknown
Manufacturing Company: Great Little Box Company (Canada)
End Product: Cardboard
Distributer: Great Little Box Company
Application: Packaging Reforest Furniture

Sunflower, Soya, Thistle, Carnauba, Candelilla
Location: Unknown
Cultivation Company: Unknown
Resource Extraction Company: Unknown
Manufacturing Company: Osmo (Germany)
End Product: Osmo Polyx-Oil
Distributer: Osmo
Application: Furniture Finishing

Shipping:
Fedex
Canada Post
UPS
Canpar

Online Services:
Shopify
Automizely
Mailchimp
Zoho Mail
Youtube
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Quickbooks

Print:
Business Cards: Jukebox Print

Photos:
Unsplash: Matthew Smith
Unsplash: Jennifer Chen
Unsplash: Jeremy Bishop
Unsplash: Tina Xinia
Unsplash: NASA
Unsplash: Marek Piwnicki
Unsplash: Aziz Acharki

Video:
Capture the Moment Media

Apprenticeship:
Kate Elise (2019)
Joe Dunaske (2019)

Icons:
Flaticon.com
Hand Icon
Truck Icon
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