Why Hevea or American Oak Wood?
Hevea and American Oak woods are prized for their sustainability and outstanding durability, making them superb choices for our electric desks. Hevea wood, sourced from the rubber tree, is rapidly renewable and features a dense grain that resists wear, while American Oak is renowned for its strength and distinctive grain patterns, adding a touch of elegance and robustness to any setting. Both types of wood offer a blend of environmental responsibility and lasting beauty, ensuring your desk not only meets the demands of daily use but also enhances your workspace with its natural charm and resilience.
Hevea Wood
Hevea wood is a tropical hardwood obtained from Hevea brasiliensis, usually from trees grown in plantations. Hevea wood is also known as an environmentally friendly wood, as it makes use of trees that have already served a useful function.
Origin: Malaysia
American Oak
Oak Wood is extremely strong, heavy and durable. It is in light colour with a prominent grain and is resistant to fungal attack, thanks to its dense constitution and long-living nature, which must equip the tree for its long life time.
Origin: United States of America
Sustainability
Currently, Hevea brasiliensis are generally harvested for wood after they complete the latex producing cycle, when they are about 25 to 30 years old. When the latex yields become extremely low, the trees are then chopped down to make way for new trees. This makes Hevea wood eco-friendly as the wood is harvested from a renewable source and it makes use of plantation trees that have already served a useful function.
Giving Trees A New Lease Of Life
Instead of letting it being disposed or burned away, we turned to these eco-friendly wood for our standing desk tabletop and give them a new lease of life. It also helps in someway to prevent deforestation since the rubber trees are not grown specifically for the lumber, but instead have lumber as a by product in a plantation.
End Product
The Hevea wood is generally treated after sawing by pressurized immersion in preservatives, followed by kiln drying to diffuse the chemicals and to control moisture content inside the wood. Hevea wood is considered one of the most sustainable wood as it is renewable and produced in a plantation. Consider having a piece of nature in your home!
The Alternative Singaporean Solid Wood Tabletops
Butcher Block
Singapore Butcher Block table top is made up of many different wood of various trees. It is made of a mixture of wood from these Singaporean Trees such as the Khaya, Narra, Tembusu, Durian, Rambutan, Jack Fruit, and Sea Apple.
African Mahogany
The African Mahogany is a hardwood with deep reddish hues. It’s a native tree that was introduced in the late 1970s and has since become one of Singapore’s favourite roadside trees.
Angsana
Angsana wood is prized for its gorgeous, bright golden-yellow and reddish-brown tones. It’s soft and easy to cut, yet very durable when polished. Angsana is very popular in Southeast Asia as a shade tree, so it’s also known for its pleasant fragrance when you work with it.
Why Hevea or American Oak Wood?
Hevea and American Oak woods are prized for their sustainability and outstanding durability, making them superb choices for our electric desks. Hevea wood, sourced from the rubber tree, is rapidly renewable and features a dense grain that resists wear, while American Oak is renowned for its strength and distinctive grain patterns, adding a touch of elegance and robustness to any setting. Both types of wood offer a blend of environmental responsibility and lasting beauty, ensuring your desk not only meets the demands of daily use but also enhances your workspace with its natural charm and resilience.
Hevea Wood
Hevea wood is a tropical hardwood obtained from Hevea brasiliensis, usually from trees grown in plantations. Hevea wood is also known as an environmentally friendly wood, as it makes use of trees that have already served a useful function.
Origin: Malaysia
American Oak
Oak Wood is extremely strong, heavy and durable. It is in light colour with a prominent grain and is resistant to fungal attack, thanks to its dense constitution and long-living nature, which must equip the tree for its long life time.
Origin: United States of America
Sustainability
Currently, Hevea brasiliensis are generally harvested for wood after they complete the latex producing cycle, when they are about 25 to 30 years old. When the latex yields become extremely low, the trees are then chopped down to make way for new trees. This makes Hevea wood eco-friendly as the wood is harvested from a renewable source and it makes use of plantation trees that have already served a useful function.
Giving Trees A New Lease Of Life
Instead of letting it being disposed or burned away, we turned to these eco-friendly wood for our standing desk tabletop and give them a new lease of life. It also helps in someway to prevent deforestation since the rubber trees are not grown specifically for the lumber, but instead have lumber as a by product in a plantation.
End Product
The Hevea wood is generally treated after sawing by pressurized immersion in preservatives, followed by kiln drying to diffuse the chemicals and to control moisture content inside the wood. Hevea wood is considered one of the most sustainable wood as it is renewable and produced in a plantation. Consider having a piece of nature in your home!
The Alternative Singaporean Solid Wood Tabletops
Butcher Block
Singapore Butcher Block table top is made up of many different wood of various trees. It is made of a mixture of wood from these Singaporean Trees such as the Khaya, Narra, Tembusu, Durian, Rambutan, Jack Fruit, and Sea Apple.
African Mahogany
The African Mahogany is a hardwood with deep reddish hues. It’s a native tree that was introduced in the late 1970s and has since become one of Singapore’s favourite roadside trees.
Angsana
Angsana wood is prized for its gorgeous, bright golden-yellow and reddish-brown tones. It’s soft and easy to cut, yet very durable when polished. Angsana is very popular in Southeast Asia as a shade tree, so it’s also known for its pleasant fragrance when you work with it.