Kayu World

[Frauke Vilandre]

KayuConcept is a premier high-end custom-made furniture company located in Bali. With our expertise and passion for craftsmanship, we cater to a diverse range of clients, including hotels, villas, boutiques, offices, as well as wholesale and retail customers worldwide.

Not limited by borders, we proudly offer worldwide shipping, ensuring that our meticulously crafted furniture can grace spaces across the globe. Wherever you are, Kayu Concept brings the beauty and artistry of Indonesia right to your doorstep.

Discover the intersection of artistry, luxury, and functionality with Kayu Concept. Explore our curated collection and transform your space into a sanctuary of refined beauty. Experience the magic of custom-made furniture that captures the essence of Bali, no matter where you are in the world.

Our furniture is meticulously crafted in Java, harnessing the finest essence of wood, including teak and locally sourced materials. We believe in the inherent beauty and durability of these natural elements, which form the foundation of our exceptional pieces.

After the manufacturing process in Java, our furniture undergoes the final touches in Bali, where our skilled artisans meticulously apply finishes that enhance their aesthetic appeal. Each piece is carefully inspected during our rigorous quality control process to ensure that it meets our exacting standards of craftsmanship and durability.

At Kayu Concept, we were captivated by the extraordinary patterns and designs that human hands could create. Inspired by this beauty, we made it our mission to showcase these remarkable creations to the world. Our philosophy revolves around delivering high-quality, value-for-money products while upholding strong ethics and professionalism, making Kayu Concept truly unique.

Kayu Concept takes pride in offering products that provide excellent value for money. We believe that luxury and affordability can coexist, and our aim is to make high-quality furniture accessible to a wider audience. With our strong ethical principles and unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction, we strive to establish lasting relationships built on trust and integrity.

Step into our exquisite showroom located in Seminyak and immerse yourself in the world of Kayu Concept. Here, you will have the opportunity to discover a curated selection of our furniture collection, meticulously crafted with exceptional artistry and attention to detail.

Jump back to the modern day, we as consumers are spoilt with the ever-growing choices of foods to eat in our busy day-to-day lives; as we look to take-out meals for a quick bite or perhaps a sandwich or bento on the go. Where did we pick-up this horrendous habit destroying the earth? Did we as consumers start developing these vile habits of take-outs after the invention of plastics? This one is easier to answer. We as human beings have always taken our food from one location to another from the stone age. Whether that is to consume food in the safety of our home from predators or to preserve them for a rainy day, we may have dragged a deer from the savannah or picked berries from bushes to bring back to the cave. Take-outs have always existed for as long as human beings have been around. It as a natural to us as our basic instincts of survival.

Where are we now as a civilization of evolved primates with the intellect to invent this miracle material. Well, we are drowning. We are drowning in the ever-growing sea of plastic waste in both our landfills and oceans. Plastics are everywhere around us. It is around us, it is in us, it is literally everywhere on this planet. From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, nothing has quite conquered this planet as this synthetic material invented in the 1930s. As of 2018, about 380 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide each year. Accumulatively, 6.3 billion tons of plastics would have been produced since its introduction in the 1950s to 2018. Only 20% of that accumulated total is recycled or incinerated meaning there is over 5 billion tons of plastic garbage lying around in landfills or floating in the ocean on this planet. That is a whole lot of plastic waste and it is increasing every single day.

One common argument concerning plastic waste I often hear is that we have no alternatives. The environmental alternatives or solutions are too expensive to implement is often mentioned. In this regard, plastics have the upper hand with economies of scale in their favor. Huge production capacities from sourcing plastic pellet materials, final production molding processes, to logistics strongly contribute to the cheap price and availability of the material. But plastics do not bear the environmental cost of the waste they create. As regulation and policy help guide the industry towards a sustainable future, alternative solutions including wooden take-out containers may start playing an active role. In fact, wooden food take-out containers in Japan are already priced competitively to plastics. And if we as consumers can make the right choices in not only what we eat but also the packaging it comes in, we may have a chance to move towards a more friendly and environmentally-sustainable future.

You may be worried about the trees that wooden food containers are made from and sure enough, the timber and logging industry has its challenges. Raw materials sourced from the logging industry requires government policy and regulation to ensure sustainability and environmental protection. The wood used in most bento boxes produced today are sourced from regulated commercial plantations where trees are cultivated in rotations of years when they reach full-width for their intended use. I am not saying that wooden food containers will single-handedly save the world from plastic waste. But it can be one of the answers.

Wood is renewable and biodegradable. It can be a natural material for your takeout food container. It will not last a lifetime and it may only last your take-out meal but at least compared to plastics, it may be the better man for the job.

KAYU manufactures The highest quality surfboard blanks and surfboards of all types, sizes, lengths, and shapes entirely out of balsa wood, sourced here in Indonesia (though the process still requires some glassing of course).

KAYU IS the biggest and finest manufacturer of balsa wood surfboard blanks on the international market, we incorporate maximum innovation alongside sustainability enabling us to craft the most advanced, lightweight, high-performance, and competitively priced balsa wooden surfboard blanks and surfboards for the international market.

Their manufacturing facility is located in the green hills of East Java, close to the balsa tree plantations of the local farmers. Here is where our world known surfboard blanks are crafted by hand and start their journey.

In Japan, kayu or okayu rice porridge is the equivalent of chicken soup in times of sickness, a common remedy for colds and fever. It is a simple dish consisting of easily digestible soft rice and water. The rice is often cooked in dashi stock or miso in order to enhance the flavors of the porridge. Due to its gentle and mild flavors, kayu is sometimes consumed for breakfast, and some hotel restaurants even serve it as a part of breakfast buffets. Since there is a much greater ratio of water to rice in the dish, it is often used as a weight-loss diet food.

The MTCC, established in 1998, serves as an independent organization tasked with developing and operating a credible, affordable certification program for Malaysian forest products. Governed by a Board of Trustees comprising representatives from various sectors, MTCC emphasizes the importance of sustainable and responsible forest management. It proudly stands as the first and largest certification program for tropical forests globally.

Furthermore, the global recognition of PEFC and MTCC certifications highlights the equivalence of sustainable forest management standards worldwide. This global consensus reinforces the value of choosing certified products, as it contributes to the broader goals of environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Tectona grandis has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panicles) at the end of the branches. These flowers contain both types of reproductive organs (perfect flowers). The large, papery leaves of teak trees are often hairy on the lower surface. Teak wood has a leather-like smell when it is freshly milled and is particularly valued for its durability and water resistance. The wood is used for boat building, exterior construction, veneer, furniture, carving, turnings, and various small projects.[citation needed]

Tectona grandis is native to south and southeast Asia, mainly Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, but is naturalised and cultivated in many countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Myanmar's teak forests account for nearly half of the world's naturally occurring teak.[3] Molecular studies show that there are two centres of the genetic origin of teak: one in India and the other in Myanmar and Laos.[4][5]

Wood texture is hard and rings are porous. The density varies according to moisture content: at 15% moisture content it is 660 kg/m3.[9] The heartwood is yellowish to golden-brown. Sapwood is whitish to pale yellowish brown. It can easily separate from heartwood.[citation needed] Teak darkens as it ages. There can be a large variation, depending on which region the teak is from. Old growth has much tighter rings than new growth.[10] There is a leather-like scent in newly cut wood.[11]

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