Natural merino wool felt.
Our felt is a unique and timeless, natural raw material, made of selected sheep wool of the highest quality. The special preparation of the wool guarantees protection against the absorption of water and dust into the felt surface. Our felts are available in two colors - light and dark shade of gray. The thickness of the felt we use is 2 cm.
Merino sheep live in the mountainous areas of New Zealand. There are extremely difficult weather conditions there, which require perfect adaptation to the changing climate. In the Southern New Zealand Alps, summer temperatures reach over 40 ° C, and in winter they drop even below -20 ° C. However, the merinoids grown in those areas have, in the course of evolution, perfectly adapted to such demanding conditions. These sheep are among the largest and oldest sheep species in the world. Their wool is built in such a way that individuals of this species could survive in such difficult conditions. Their wool, also known as merino wool, is dense, but its fibers are very fine and delicate.
Merino wool does not irritate the skin. Its soft and delicate fibers provide great comfort while working at the computer. Merino wool also has cooling properties. In summer, it keeps moisture away from the body, and as a breathable material, it effectively cools the body. Therefore, merino wool clothes are the perfect choice for people who prefer mountain hiking. And its high durability also provides excellent protection against mechanical damage. That's why we chose this material when designing our felt desk mats.
Natural cork.
It is the national treasure of Portugal. Cork is obtained from cork oaks (Quercus suber L.), as only they produce bark with a uniform structure. Unlike most oaks, cork oak is an evergreen tree. Cork oaks live an average of about 150 years, although there are also trees several dozen years older. In Portugal, they bloom from April to June and sometimes even in August and September. Fully sized cork trees range from 9 to 12 meters tall and have trunks between 0.9 and 1.2 meters in diameter, but there are many older trees over 2.5 meters in diameter at the base. Cork oak has a large single trunk which is usually quite short and at a height of several meters it develops horizontally inclined branches that continue to grow.
Interestingly, there was no need to fell a single tree to make our felt and cork washers. This is because in the case of cork oak, the most valuable raw material obtained is not wood, but bark, which is torn off living trees every 9 years without any harm to them. The bark of the cork oak grows in two layers. The inner cortex is alive and acts as the basis on which a new outer cortex grows every year. During the annual growth of the bark, its outermost layer ceases to be the living part of the tree. It only serves as insulation to protect the tree from temperature changes. It is this protective outer bark that can be removed without harming the tree.
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