Welcome to the World of Woodbender
An easy living or work interior needs to be combined with beautiful furniture and objects that are aesthetically pleasing and practical. Well designed, superbly crafted Woodbender furniture will complement the style of any room.
Since we opened our doors in1988, Woodbender has been committed to meeting the need for high quality, locally produced furniture offering durability, comfort and value for money. Today, 25 years on, Woodbender operates from a factory in the Strand near Cape Town. Company founders, Charles & Shirley Mast continue to lead a dedicated team of “woodbenders” who share their passion and commitment to offering exceptional products and service. Woodbender is the supplier of choice to restaurants, hotels, offices and homes throughout South Africa and beyond our borders.
Our product range is constantly evolving in response to new specifications, fashion trends, new applications and technology. Although the range is dynamic, it remains true to the proven fundamentals of all that is Woodbender. The individuality of our company and the distinctiveness of our products have placed Woodbender in a class of its own. We are passionate about combining the traditional art of wood bending with innovation in design and production. Every Woodbender component is individually handcrafted to produce furniture that is unique in character, yet uniform in durability and strength. Woodbender furniture remains the stylish, hard-working investment that our customers have come to expect.
An environmentally conscious choice
“When trees mature, it is fair and moral that they are cut for man’s use, as they would soon decay and return to the earth. Trees have the yearning to live again, perhaps to provide the beauty, strength and utility to serve man and even to become an object of great artistic worth.”
- George Nakashima (woodworker, architect and one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design)
Woodbender sources Ash hardwood from meticulously managed forests in North America. Here, hardwoods renew and replenish themselves naturally, providing a quintessentially sustainable material. The abundant supply of this natural resource and our unique production process provides Woodbender – and our customers – with an environmentally conscious choice. Bending solid timber has a number of advantages over machine shaping the components into their required form. Bending minimises wood wastage and reduces the number of components that make up the final piece of furniture, thereby reducing the need for complex joinery. An uninterrupted wood grain is inherently strong and gives bentwood furniture its longevity. Individually handcrafted, every item in our range is a lasting piece of furniture that is as unique in character as the tree from which it originated.
Please to view more about Woodbender.
