Foresta - The Outset Collection & An Interview Alongside Designer Rebecca Goddard

Established inwards early on 2019 yesteryear Patricia Peinador in addition to José Ángel Saavedra, FORESTA was born out of a demand to alter the means natural materials, similar tropical hardwoods, are cultivated in addition to harvested. José Ángel is from Honduras, the pocket-size Caribbean Area province where all FORESTA teaks in addition to mahoganies are organically grown in addition to ethically harvested, piece Patricia lives inwards Kingdom of Spain in addition to works inwards daily unison alongside José Ángel, directing the build marketing in addition to coordinating everyday developmental details. Mid-way through 2019, Patricia began working alongside Berlin based designer, Rebecca Goddard to create the initiatory of all FORESTA collection. What originally started every bit a one-off explorative projection betwixt FORESTA in addition to Rebecca, stemming from a connecter made over Instagram, chop-chop evolved into a whole novel aspect of the FORESTA build — i that non only celebrates natural materials, but also design.

FORESTA Collection One

Their initiatory of all collection, born from a shared wishing to highlight the inherent beauty of organic hardwoods, consists of half-dozen objects, each alongside its ain personality, pure in addition to authentic to the material’s natural aesthetics. Slow-living in addition to Caribbean Area vibes, blended alongside the blueprint simplicity flora inwards Northern Europe is straightaway the heartbeat of FORESTA’s aesthetic ethos, in addition to every determination throughout the blueprint in addition to manufacturing procedure is made alongside the intention of keeping the collection keenly sensitive to sustainability in addition to ethical production. Each slice is hand-manufactured at a pocket-size artisanal workshop unopen to FORESTA’s plantations inwards Honduras, made alongside a deadening approach that respects the measurement of the craftsmen in addition to women FORESTA works with.

FORESTA Arco Candle Holder in addition to Aldea Tray

Instagram friends from means back, I direct hold loved next Rebecca's journeying alongside FORESTA. Her quiet, considered aesthetic is admired yesteryear many in addition to translates beautifully to the novel collection. I am thrilled part an exclusive interview where she provides farther insight into the pieces she designed, the brand's backstory, in addition to her creative process...

How did your initial connecter alongside FORESTA on Instagram educate into a working human relationship in addition to blueprint collaboration?

When FORESTA in addition to I initiatory of all got connected via Instagram, they had but begun selling their organic timbers inwards the European market. Patricia had read my blog, in addition to saw that I’ve written several articles for brands who are working alongside a sustainable approach, so she asked me if I would live interested inwards writing an article close FORESTA’s sustainable wood in addition to mission for wood revitalisation in addition to fair-trade.

She sent wood samples from their plantations, in addition to when I saw these I couldn’t assist but recollect close how beautifully the wood could introduce if materialised into an actual product. I also actually savage inwards dear alongside FORESTA’s story, in addition to wanted to live a component of it inwards some way. I brought upward the thought of designing a few one-off pieces, so that nosotros could create a squeamish visual storey together in addition to demonstrate their beautiful woods inwards a creative in addition to functional means alongside context. They loved the thought — so I began the blueprint ideation process, in addition to FORESTA began looking for a local manufacturer close their plantations to arts and crafts the pieces.

After the initiatory of all few blueprint phases, nosotros both started to experience actually excited close the thought of creating an actual pocket-size collection, in addition to forming a build around it. So similar that, our pocket-size collaboration became the offset of FORESTA’s blueprint brand.

FORESTA Arco Candle Holder

The collection features a various attain of products comprising of pocket-size objects through to article of furniture pieces. Was this ever your intention? How did y'all determine on what categories to start with?

Before I began working on whatever designs, Patricia in addition to I brainstormed the types of production categories the wood could lend itself good too. This factor, every bit good every bit FORESTA’s manufacturing capabilities actually drove the designs inwards the collection. Small accessories, stools, in addition to accent tables were the initiatory of all production types nosotros discussed, in addition to this led to Arco, Forma, in addition to Copán.

As the projection evolved farther into an official brand, nosotros got a combat to a greater extent than serious close the intention of each product, to live certain that the offering was good rounded in addition to flexible. The Tez Table grew from the thought of offering a blueprint that could live made inwards custom sizes. The architectural simplicity of the blueprint lends itself actually good to this, in addition to since everything FORESTA produces comes from a unmarried workshop inwards pocket-size orders, they direct hold the unique capacity to offering this particular blueprint inwards custom sizes if requested, for an additional cost.

FORESTA Aldea Tray

How of import was it to highlight the natural wood, in addition to how direct hold y'all achieved this through your designs?

FORESTA’s textile storey is the affair that position this whole projection into motion. So since the beginning, the wood has ever been the key focus of each design. As a designer who’s used to working inwards mixed materials, it was a unique experience to create a total collection entirely from wood, in addition to also a combat challenging. I recollect nosotros direct hold the wood to give thank y'all for the simplicity of the products inwards the collection though. Every fourth dimension a blueprint became every bit good expressive or complex, nosotros took a few steps dorsum so that the shape wouldn’t compete alongside the visual involvement naturally embedded into each slice through the wood.

What other guiding principles were at that topographic point inwards creating this collection?

My approach to blueprint has ever been based on the aesthetic values of minimalism, in addition to adaptive functionality. Patricia shares these values every bit good in addition to wanted the collection to live sensitive to this because simplicity in addition to functionality inwards blueprint also propel longevity in addition to timelessness. Timelessness every bit a shape of sustainability became a big guiding regulation for the collection, in addition to nosotros promise that these designs volition piece of job good for many years in addition to tin live passed downward through generations.

Every slice is produced at a pocket-size artisan workshop inwards Honduras, made alongside a deadening approach that respects the measurement of the craftsmen in addition to women FORESTA works with. This dear for deadening craftsmanship is also embedded inwards each product, in addition to nosotros actually comprehend all the subtle nuance in addition to distinctiveness left yesteryear the hands of the maker. These tiny details build every blueprint unique, in addition to underscore the fact that the slice was carefully crafted yesteryear a skilled human-being — an private who played a massive role inwards the product’s existence. Their significance is reflected in addition to celebrated inwards each blueprint every bit well.

FORESTA Copán Side Table 

Is at that topographic point a original type of wood FORESTA is using for the half-dozen pieces, in addition to if so, volition they live offering other types inwards the future?

As of correct now, the pieces volition live only offered inwards teak, but FORESTA is testing the smaller products inwards mahogany too. It’s of import to the build that the collection remains every bit unopen every bit possible to its natural origin. With the exception of gum used for the joinery, these products are purely wood. The intention is to deliver the designs completely natural, without a destination or other chemicals. Customers who practise prefer to direct hold a finished production tin easily apply i at home, using a natural stone oil in addition to next FORESTA’s finishing guide. This volition of course of pedagogy intensify the color in addition to appearance of the grain, in addition to tin prolong the life of the production depending on how it's used.

Tell us a trivial close the blueprint process, from initial ideas through to the finished product.

Most of my designs start on newspaper — sketches that are probable indistinguishable to anyone but me. I’m unremarkably focused on a pocket-size particular or connecter chemical factor that I recollect could interpret nicely into some type of design. Then I’m pretty quick to saltation into CADD, in addition to kind out scale in addition to proportions based on the use. Some designs are born from a sculptural direction, similar Arco for instance — this shape in addition to shaping was totally defined earlier I had detailed whatever proportions. And some designs are born from the role I wishing them to perform, similar Copán — I knew I wanted to blueprint a pocket-size slice alongside heavy proportioned legs reminiscent of a timber beam, in addition to I wanted that slice to piece of job good every bit both a stool in addition to pocket-size table. First I worked on the size in addition to scale of the product, in addition to and so I imagined a shape that worked inside the parameters driven yesteryear the function.

For my piece of job alongside FORESTA, we’ve gone through the entire design, refine, in addition to evolution procedure virtually, in addition to I've provided them alongside drawings in addition to suggestions for engineering. It's been a tremendous amount of dorsum in addition to quaternary however. I alive inwards Berlin, Patricia is inwards Madrid, in addition to José Ángel is inwards Honduras. Patricia in addition to I direct hold refined everything together, in addition to and so she has directed the total evolution inwards Republic of Honduras from afar alongside the assist of José Ángel. They build progress, in addition to so nosotros review everything step-by-step in addition to convey it further.

FORESTA Forma Plinth Table

What has been your favourite component of this projection in addition to why?

There are so many pocket-size details that build this projection actually special to me. To start, the unlikely hood of it all in addition to how our piece of job together began from Instagram is odd I think. I dear that I larn to live apart of FORESTA’s story, in addition to I promise that their witting approach volition live appreciated yesteryear people in addition to mayhap fifty-fifty mirrored yesteryear other brands. To me, this piece of job holds a deeper value because it’s been a gamble to fuse together things I’m really passionate about, similar blueprint in addition to social in addition to environmental responsibility.

I know that this projection is real unopen to your hearts, specially having faced many hurdles due to the global pandemic. How direct hold y'all overcome these challenges, in addition to what are y'all looking forrad to the most?

Like so many people correct now, the best nosotros tin practise is to convey it day-by-day piece staying optimistic. We direct hold run into a lot of set-backs because of the electrical current global wellness crisis. While everyone around the public has been affected yesteryear Covid-19 inwards some means or another, people living inwards Republic of Honduras direct hold been affected inwards ways many of us can’t fifty-fifty imagine. The province has been on real tight lock-down since early on spring, in addition to we’ve had to convey many stalls in addition to force yesteryear tons of obstructions. It’s a real atypical situation, but I recollect FORESTA is navigating it inwards the best means possible — mindfully in addition to alongside aid for the people they piece of job with. FORESTA is a deadening in addition to ethical brand, so I recollect that the target consumers volition live agreement since skillful things convey time. When nosotros preview the collection inwards Copenhagen adjacent month, a few products nosotros demonstrate volition live the initiatory of all prototypes. In a perfect (pandemic free) world, nosotros would direct hold production pieces ready. So many things were out of FORESTA’s control, but nosotros couldn’t live prouder of the piece of job nosotros direct hold accomplished inwards less than a year, specially nether these circumstances.

FORESTA Tallo Wall Wardrobe

What is your favourite slice inwards the collection?

I recollect that the typical designer reply would be, ‘my designs are similar my children in addition to thus I don’t direct hold favourites,’ right? But inwards all seriousness, I practise really similar all of the pieces inwards this collection because I recollect each has its ain character. If I had to selection though, the Forma Plinth tabular array mightiness live my favourite. This blueprint represents a product’s powerfulness to evolve into the slice it was ever meant to live when 2 creative minds come upward together. Forma was i of the initiatory of all designs I sent FORESTA. I had the thought for the stepped interior-edge particular in addition to worked the particular into a blueprint that originally followed the proportions of a rectangular stool. Patricia was quick to ship me feedback suggesting that the blueprint should drib dead a plinth instead, in addition to so the means nosotros collaborated on that blueprint made it into what it is today.

FORESTA Tez Lounge Table

You late travelled to Kingdom of Spain to shoot the crusade imagery. What tin y'all state us close the beautiful location?

Patricia picked the shooting place in addition to it was so well-suited for the collection because the earthy tones complimented the wood beautifully. The villa is called La Hermandad de Villalba, in addition to it is run yesteryear the most heartwarming couple. It was built inwards the 18th century, but late renovated yesteryear Madrid-based architects, Lucas y Hernández-Gil. Our trip together was actually special though, because it was the initiatory of all fourth dimension Patricia in addition to I lastly met inwards person. Up until early on July, the entirety of the piece of job we’ve done together has been through online communication. So to live together inwards individual afterward many postponed meetings was great, in addition to to catch the products we’ve been working so difficult on come upward to life inwards the context of the villa felt totally amazing too.

The novel collection volition live previewed at 3daysofdesign inwards Copenhagen inwards September. What tin visitors aspect to see?

We volition direct hold a pop-up exhibition at Nyt i Bo — a stunning showroom inwards the centre of Copenhagen. FORESTA volition showcase the half-dozen slice collection inwards a infinite representative of a pocket-size airy living room, styled alongside a laid-back aesthetic blend we’ve been calling “European-Caribbean”. We’re looking forrad to coming together people, to utter close the work, in addition to I know that FORESTA is extra excited to part their ideas for slow, caring, in addition to sustainable ways of working.

The FORESTA exhibition is running from September three — v at Nyt i Bo — Frederiksgade 1. 

To read to a greater extent than close FORESTA's centre values around sustainability in addition to ethical production convey a aspect here. 

The Collection One pieces are straightaway available to buy online, in addition to for ongoing inspiration and updates follow FORESTA on Instagram (@forestatimber). 

Huge thank y'all to Rebecca for sharing her journeying so far, in addition to all the best for 3daysofdesign. If y'all demand farther convincing to visit, cheque out this beautiful film shot inwards the Spain. I am looking forrad to next from afar! 

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