Rasttro is a Mexican-based company that looks to create handcrafted accessories and decorative products that utilize recovered wood and glass. With wood as their prime working material, they have developed a production processes that maximizes the use of each piece.
By preserving fallen down trees, Rasttro inhibits the decomposition process from happening, essentially capturing all the co2 taken in by a tree during its life time to ensure it remains out of the atmosphere. They also optimize production process to bring out the most of any material, from utilizing used sanding paper, to odd chunks of wood, or broken glass pieces. They process materials that could easily be discarded as trash, preventing waste while simultaneously giving these materials new life.
With responsible use of materials and aesthetic beauty at the core of their products, they adapt the end product to the materials available, each being meticulously finished off by their master craftsmen. The result is minimal waste and beautiful one of a kind pieces which exhibit the uniqueness of the raw organic materials used.
