Timber with a Story | Crafting Character with Fallen & Felled
In a recent commercial fit-out project on behalf of Team Projects, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Fallen & Felled, a company doing brilliant things with sustainable British hardwood. The centrepiece? A striking, live-edge worktop made from reclaimed London timber, now proudly installed in a high-end kitchen space.
This timber doesn’t just look the part, it does its bit for the environment, too. Rather than being commercially harvested, it’s sourced from one of the thousands of trees that have naturally fallen or required removal in urban areas within London.
This approach reduces waste, avoids unnecessary deforestation, and maximises the potential of each tree.
Working with this kind of material can present unique opportunities and challenges. Each slab has its own character, such as grain patterns, knots and imperfections.
Fortunately, our Fallen & Felled have a specialist team that thrives on this sort of challenge, able to create impeccably crafted pieces that bring out the natural character of English hardwood.
Combined with our bespoke joinery, the result is a kitchen area that can boast a statement aesthetic along with a responsible backstory, an area that promotes quality whilst reducing environmental impact.
Our Partners: About Fallen & Felled
The sad truth is that over 90% of hardwood used in the UK is imported.
And yet every year, quietly under our noses, thousands of perfectly usable trees are felled in London. Almost all of them are chipped and burned for firewood or biomass fuel for power stations. Every tree incinerated releases a tonne of carbon into the atmosphere - about the same as driving a family car for a year.
This is where Fallen & Felled come in.
They save city trees from the fire - milling them into boards and slowly seasoning them for over 12 months - to transform them into furniture-grade hardwood timber. They also source some popular English species, including oak and ash, which are less common in the capital, from woodlands outside London.
From this timber they mill to make their own furniture, and also supply other furniture makers, architects, designers and woodwork enthusiasts.
Last year, they rescued 120 felled trees in the City of London and saved 122 tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere in the process.
Find out more, here.
