Articles tagged ‘teak’

Trees in Bali

By Nick | October 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »

 

The trees of Bali

By Nick | April 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Long ago Bali enjoyed dense forests, with jati (teak) trees covering parts of the north coast. Nowadays there is not much forest left, with the last dense section of jungle around Mt. Batukaru in Tabanan. Lowland forest is mostly gone except for patches located in gorges in places such as the Bali Barat National Park [...]

 

Indonesian furniture set to take of in India

By Nick | May 26th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Indonesian made furniture is set to take India by storm. The reasons for this are the selection of materials used from teak, bamboo, rattan and others. The second reason is Indonesia has a wealth of skilled carpenters and craftsmen (and women).