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Hudson Furniture Petrified Wood: Thorn Tree Project Benefit by Ami Kealoha
Hudson Furniture's petrified wood pieces add natural beauty to interior design minus the kitsch of other log furniture. With "the visual characteristics of wood but the feel of stone," Hudson's pieces are stunning multi-use pieces.
Hudson Furniture is one of the few sources for legally harvested petrified wood and now buying a piece is a socially-conscious act as well. Through the month of March 2007, they'll donate 5% of every purchase to the Thorn Tree Project, an educational non-profit benefitting the nomadic Sereolipi people of Kenya. Go here to see what's available. Each piece costs $1200 and you can order by calling +1 212 645 7800 or emailing sales [at] hudsonfurnitureinc [dot] com.
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