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Europeans Using Roundwood Innovatively & Sustainably

Case Study : Crafts

Purpose• Possibility of using roundwood of low commercial value in workmanship, so it may be prized.

Introduction

•Sustainable development allows satisfying present generations’ needs without committing the possibility of the new ones.

• It is with that purpose that, all over the country, many artisans use roundwood without any industrial uses, in order to make pieces of high aesthetic and commercial value.

Case Study Presentation

“In Nature, nothing is create, nothing is lost, everything changes”.

Hélder develops his art, transforming wood and roots residues into masterpieces, such as vases, lamps and so on.

The fallowing pictures are a good example of that it may be done with wood of irregular geometry and without any commercial value.

Raw material

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Final Product