http://eluxemagazine.com/homestech/how-to-buy-sustainable-wood/
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…Instead of turning felled trees into firewood, Nicole Belanger turns them into individual works of art. Her company, Nickadoo, is in gallery in the distillery district in Toronto and a workshop in Lac Brome, the Eastern Townships, Quebec.
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….Dans la voix de Nicole, il y a plus qu’un fort intérêt pour son travail. C’est plutôt un amour, une passion. Parfaitement bilingue, car née d’une maman anglophone et d’un papa francophone, elle mélange avec délice les expressions qu’elle emprunte tantôt à l’anglais, tantôt au français. Difficile de dire pourquoi cette « fille de la ville », comme elle se décrit, ressent un si fort attrait pour le bois.
http://www.sofadeco.com/artiste.php?artiste=2312&all=yes
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http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/tree-trunk-creations#21
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…If the scores of logs or trees, either taken down by the forces of nature or knocked down by lumber activity were to be salvaged and given a new life, it would take recycling to a whole new level. Well, Nicole Belanger of Nickadoo Design is doing exactly that! Each log is cut into slabs which either become coffee tables or consoles; the bigger stumps are transformed into side tables or tabourets.
http://www.home-review.com/green/
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http://veille.lecolededesign.com/le-design-canadien-vous-raconte-une-histoire/
Le design Canadien vous raconte une histoire
Comment définir le design Canadien ? Il s’agirait selon moi d’un design cosmopolite. Diverses cultures qui se mélangent, se rencontrent ou qui s’opposent. Le design canadien repose sur son melting-pot qui lui apporte diverses facettes et richesses. Il se caractérise par l’attirance pour le travail des matériaux « nobles » tels que le bois, la céramique… Cela démontre un certain attachement aux origines et aux valeurs du pays. Mais aussi, dorénavant, le design canadien tend vers la récupération d’objets et leur réinterprétation; vers une production d’objets éco-design, « éco-pensés » ; tout en suivant toujours une ligne minimaliste. Le design canadien nous raconte une histoire celle du pays, celle du designer, celle de l’objet. A l’image de Nicole BELANGER, avec ses tables « tronc d’arbre ». Elle donne un univers fantastique à un élément naturel façonné par l’homme ; ce qui donne une toute nouvelle apparence au basic tronc d’arbre que nous connaissons tous.
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…S’il est difficile d’avancer un nombre précis des arbres abattus chaque année, on estime pourtant que 3 à 6 milliards d’entre eux tombent sous les coups des haches ou des tronçonneuses. Avec autant de matière première, Nicole Belanger, designer, a encore de beaux jours devant elle, elle qui a créé les bien nommées “tables troncs”. Si, à première vue, la créatrice s’est simplement contentée d’ajouter trois pieds à des souches récupérées ici et là, le procédé est en fait un peu plus complexe que cela, tout en restant écologique. http://www.marcelgreen.com/article/les-tables-troncs-d-arbre-un-concept-venu-du-canada-3568#.Uq3HQY-A273
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Savez-vous combien d’arbres sont abattus ? Il semblerait qu’ils soient entre 3 et 6 milliards à tomber, chaque année, sous les coups des tronçonneuses. En partant de ce constat, Nicole Belanger, qui vit au Canada, a eu une idée : créer des tables troncs. Mais, il ne s’agit pas simplement d’ajouter des pieds à des troncs d’arbres. Car, le but de cette initiative est de parvenir à créer un meuble avec une empreinte écologique quasi-nulle.
http://www.maison-confort.fr/zoom-sur-un-nouveau-concept-ecologique-la-table-tronc/
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http://www.clicdurable.fr/objets-gadgets/les-tables-tronc-darbre-un-concept-venu-du-canada/
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…If you are dreaming of owning a furniture piece that will not only take care of your home interior or landscape, but also will take care of the environment, then having a piece or two of Tree Trunk Tables in your home is a perfect option. As its name suggests, the tables are made of tree trunks. But wait, before you get your eyes rolling, the trunks are salvaged from logs taken down either by nature’s revenge or due to logging activities. After salvaging the logs, they are then given a new life and turned into a stylish and useful table.
http://www.igreenspot.com/tree-trunk-tables-are-eco-friendly-yet-stylish/
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There´s a lot of wood furniture around these days that´s parading as green: the wood always seems to come from sustainable forests, which can be dubious. I´ve written about some recent products that do a lot to evoke nature but aren´t totally clear on how they protect it. But I´m very impressed with the work of Nicole Belanger, the Quebecer behind Nickadoo Tree Trunk Tables, which are exactly what they sound like…Read full article
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…Os móveis da Nickadoo Tree Trunk Tables usam somente árvores que já estão no chão: tanto por causas naturais como por desmatamento.Os pedaços encontrados são limpos, sem uso de químicos e limpados à mão. O processo é completamente artesanal. A empresa é de Quebec, no Canadá, e feitos por Nicole Belanger.
http://atitudesustentavel.tumblr.com/post/3505806787/os-moveis-da-nickadoo-tree-trunk-tables-usam
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While these tables may look like they’re about to get up and walk out the door, don’t worry — they’ll stay put. Designed by Nicole Belanger these spectacular Nickadoo Tree Trunk Tables have been handcrafted from the trunks of fallen trees found in a Quebec forest, or trees that have been cut by local lumber companies…read more at http://inhabitat.com/quirky-tree-trunk-tables-handmade-from-salvaged-lumber/
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NICKADOO TREE TRUNK TABLES
Furniture made from trees is a tale that is nearly as old as time, but these Nickadoo Tree Trunk Tables still find a way to seem fresh and interesting even after all these years….see more at http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nickadoo-tree-trunk-tables
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Here’s something fun for Friday. Quebec-based designer Nicole Belanger of Nickadoo custom-makes tables from tree trunks salvaged from lumbering or from naturally fallen trees. (Why do they make me think of talking trees from a Maurice Sendak story?…more at
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If you have a funky, eclectic style like me, you’re always looking for something that’ll light up your space; literally.
And I’m not talking about the gaudy side lamp Aunt Milly gave you for your birthday. No. What I’m talking about — my dorky devotees — is the future of home decor.
Here is my list of the next five gems to hit the market.
Tree Trunk Tables by Nickadoo
Nickadoo wants to give you wood!
Bad joke, I know. But for the dorky outdoorsman or woman in you, these quirky tree trunk tables are a great green-asset to any home.
http://www.dorkadore.com/house-home/five-dorky-pieces-of-furniture-of-the-future/
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I was going to say “these look like something by Hayao Miyazaki, or Diana Wynne Jones”, and then I realised that was because they look like something out of Howl’s Moving Castle (the film), which of course is a Hayao Miyazaki film based on a Diana Wynne Jones book.
Whatever the association, they’re pretty cute.
http://plenilune.tumblr.com/post/3768068990/tree-trunk-tables-by-nickadoo
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http://mechantdesign.blogspot.ca/2011/04/salvaged-trunk.html
i think i have a love affair with wood… today i want to present you this canadian company that creates tables with salvaged tree trunk… i love the natural effect, the mix with metal feet…a perfect side table to enhance the living room…
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…I was researching (ok wasting time online) diy tree trunk tables for an upcoming post and I came across some great projects to make with tree trunks too beautiful not to share.
http://www.smallhomelove.com/?s=nickadoo&x=23&y=6
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http://www.prohandmade.ru/mebel-i-interier/stoliki-ruchnoj-raboty-iz-otbrakovannogo-polena/
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… Die Quebeckerin Nicole Belanger baut aus alten Baumstämmen, die sie in den Wäldern Kanadas findet, Tische. Die Baumstämme werden nicht etwa erst geschlagen, nein, sie verwendet nur Holz von umgestürzten Bäumen, die durch lokale Firmen geborgen und geschnitten werden. Die Stämme werden ordentlich gereinigt, geschliffen und poliert. Dann kommen sie für ein paar Wochen zum trocknen in einen Brennofen.
http://www.antik-natur.de/blog/tische-aus-alten-baumstammen-fur-das-wohnzimmer.html
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Qui a pique-niqué en forêt s’est très certainement déjà servi d’un tronc d’arbre comme table de plein air. Grâce à la québécoise Nicole Belanger vous avez maintenant la possibilité d’avoir cette table originale et naturelle chez vous à l’année http://www.zegreenweb.com/sinformer/habitat/des-troncs-transformes-en-tables-basses,22046
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http://www.trendwizor.pl/Kompendium/Trendy/Strony/Default.aspx
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These tree trunk tables by Nickadoo are a true delight. Home furniture manufactured out of wood is a tale which is almost as old as time. On the other hand, these cool pieces still find a way to seem new and trendy even after all these centuries. Made out of entire sections of trees, they’re crafted by hand from trunks that have been felled by local loggers or fallen trunks to create cool…more at http://homefurnituretoday.com/?s=nickadoo
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http://www.zoodisk.com/table-sputnik-tree-trunk-table-by-nickadoo/282132
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http://www.look4design.com/pages/gallery.asp?company_id=274
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http://www.materialicious.com/search?search=nickadoo&commit=Search