Forests play a central role in the world’s environmental and economic health, and yet they are not adequately protected. Illegal and unsustainable logging takes place on a large scale in many key areas, driven by demand for cheap timber and paper products.

By choosing or even just asking for sustainably harvested wood you can set in motion a chain of events that will have a positive impact on the conservation of existing forests and the good management of those forests from which timber is already being extracted. (Source WWF / www.panda.org)

Matteria only sells wood products that come from certified sources (e.g FSC label), or are made of reclaimed or recycled wood.

Studio Oooms is formed by Guido Ooms and Karin Van Lieshout. Both work as designers as well as inventors tinkering away, not minding to get their hands dirty. This attitude enables them to fine-tune their products to a satisfying perfection.
As a team, they fuel one another's creativity with wit, humor and a positive skepticism towards what is generally considered to be “normal”.

Oooms philosophy:

Studio Oooms is a company that intends to make you smile. Their aim is to create and produce products with distinct feel of witticism. Using nature's imperfection as inspiration, studio ooom's daring designs are characterized by an apparent contradiction within. By playing in to taboos and expectations in the mind of the beholder, their products trigger a conflict of perceptions that makes you think twice.

Made in the Netherlands by Oooms.

Professionally handmade from real wood into unique and personal USB memory sticks.

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Wood is a very resistant material and can be reused in a number of ways. Many organizations also collect wood for recycling. Wood is also biodegradable.