Sweat & nails

You have to admire their persistence! Mick Ritter and David Styate of Round Two Timbers in Hamilton North, Newcastle, NSW work hard to bring out the beauty of their raw material. Sourced all over the Hunter region their recycled timbers are brought back to life for use in contemporary furniture, interior decor and collaborations with architects, governmental bodies and community organisations. This makes great sense as these beautiful Australian hardwoods have years of good service in them yet and from an environmental point of view any business that reclaims and recycles native timbers rather than importing tropical hardwoods is good for everyone.

Buckets of nails and cables - not to mention sweat - attest to the effort it takes to make old timbers good - but the product speaks for itself - furniture of character and good design sits mid-process in their workshop. Visiting with Anne Kempton of Timeless Textiles we got down to detail working out possible structures to make weaving with their offcuts possible for the Deeper Voice of Textiles project. Call me when you get the steam-bender out guys!