An organic, unfinished, and hand-pounded bark material available offers a multitude of texture and color options. Suggested uses are in furniture or lampshade manufacturing or as wall covering.
RESOURCES
Made from the bark of the fig and mulberry trees in Southern Mexico. There is no certification or novelty of Caba’s cultivation of the bark.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Barkskin uses no adhesives and is instead processed with cold and boiling water, and sun-dried. The material is potentially recyclable, but Caba does not run any recycling or take-back programs. The product is packaged and shipped using recycled paper and cardboard boxes. As a wood-based product, Barkskin can biodegrade.
HUMAN HEALTH
No binders are applied to the material, there are no toxins emitted during manufacturing or material use. Caba recommends coating Barkskin in polyurethane, but it is not necessary in all applications.
SOCIAL EQUITY
The manufacture of Barkskin preserves a traditional Colombian craft process.