Bent Ply and Bamboo Serving Trays
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 11.14.05
The green serving tray seen here is from Urbana Design and is made of molded poplar with plywood feet. It's priced at $150. Compared to plastic or metal, wood is a far less energy intensive material to use in manufacturing of products like serving trays. It lends the piece an unique character too. Even better is the hand-made bamboo tray made of circular coils, available for $28 from Thousand Villages.
What a terrible design for carrying oranges (as shown). They would roll right off the edges.
I've seen similar trays in a lot of shops & wondered -> then I read this week that native old-growth forests get chopped down, chipped, shipped overseas & then made into plywood & paper.
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