These beautiful vessels are made from coffee wood and recycled glass and would be perfect for a multitude of purposes- they look incredible when used as terrariums, filled with succulents and small pebbles.

Whilst travelling in Indonesia one of the team stumbled upon a small family run Artisan craft industry. The family collect waste glass, mainly from the local bars and restaurants in the area, 

some of it is simply found washed up onto the beaches.  They then recycle the glass into new hand blown vessels.

The Father who was a master carver of wood, had seen his business declining, as tastes were changing.  He came up with an idea for a new product to sell and to achieve his dream he decided he needed to take up glassblowing. He gave up his carving and built a homemade furnace, teaching himself the art of glass blowing. After a bit of trial and error, he came up with his method and designed his own vases.  The use of old glass gives the vases texture and individuality. In the past the family had collected end of life wood from the coffee plantations to carve.  Even though the wood was no longer required for carving, it was still plentiful and beautiful in its own right. This wood was the other half of his plan. The Father had always loved the old Coffee Wood just as it was, knarly and old, with years of character baked in to each piece.  He thought since tastes had changed, maybe he could encourage people to see the beauty that he did, in the natural wood.  He decided to simply clean up the pieces of wood and use them in their natural state.

The end result is the amazing vases that we stock, perfect in many décor styles and usable for many purposes in many rooms.

Due to the handmade nature of this item they are all 100% unique and no two are the same size or shape. The glass 'bubbles' on these items are approximately 20 cm wide and deep and 15 cm high, and the wood varies considerably. 

About Us

Natural East (formally known as People Tree, Norfolk) was established in 1994. Our shops are located in Holt, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norwich and now in Lenwade.

We started travelling around India about 25 years ago, came home and started selling rugs and throws on a market stall before opening our first shop in Holt in 1996, followed by Wells-Next-The-Sea in 2004, Norwich in 2013, and our furniture showroom in Lenwade opened in 2015. 

We source and purchase our soft furnishings, home decor, and unique handmade gifts directly from Asian artisans, crafts folk, and various community and workers cooperatives from across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

We sell a wide variety of artisan goods including - Hand crafted soft furnishings, lighting, exotic homeware, unique homemade gifts including handmade jewellery and hair accessories, musical instruments and simple wooden toys,  tableware and mosaic pottery. We also have an extensive range of aromatics - incense sticks and holders, essential oils and natural body products.

An Asian bazaar in the heart of Norfolk, all our shops are colourful, interesting emporiums that cater for all budgets.

Please be aware that all our products are hand crafted and so may have small unique character enhancing qualities.

Shipping

We use Royal Mail 1st and 2nd class delivery. Parcel Force and other 48h tracked service providers

Payment

We accept PayPal.

Natural East offer a 100% Satisfaction guarantee

We offer a full refund or exchange on any products that you are not 100% happy with. Even if it is only that the colour doesn't match your room. We also refund or exchange any faulty items. 

Please contact us if you have any issues, we are very proud of our 100% positive feedback.

thank you - excellent items well wrapped and fast delivery

Fantastic! Would highly recommended. A++++

thank you - excellent items again - well packed and fast delivery

Contact Us

Email – naturaleast@hotmail.com

Natural East   - Norwich Road, Lenwade. NR9 5SH  -  01603 927 510

Natural East/People Tree Norwich  - 7 Back of the inns, Norwich. NR2 1PT  - 01603 927 696

Natural East/People Tree Holt  - 10-11 Chapel Yard, Albert Street, Holt. NR25 6HG  -  01263 478 242

Natural East/People Tree Wells  -  2 Pauls Maltings, The Quay, Wells Next The Sea. NR23 1AH  - 01328 710 205

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