Tong Tana - Bruno Manser Fonds

Like many shops the large distributors ABM,
JUMBO and Loeb sell picture and mirror
frames made to measure. The salesperson
from Loeb/ BE even assured us there was no
tropical wood involved. The fact is, however,
that over 50% of these products are made of
African and Asian timber…
The furniture shop Conforama in Geneva
(“Where life is less expensive”) conceals its
tropical wood under the label “walnut brown
hue”; further indications are missing completely.
Under the indication “beech decor”, “maple
decor” etc., shops such as Conforama, Migros
and Möbel-Pfister sell the worst junk. This
consists of pollutant and energy-intensive
plywood covered by a plastic wood imitation.
The products are often imported from Denmark,
fall apart after moving house once and
become hazardous waste after that.
Sweeping in front of your own door – with the
right broom! Whereas the department store
Loeb in Berne conscientiously declares the
floor mop as beech-wood, origin Switzerland,
every indication is missing on the handle: it is
made of Ramin wood from the exploitation of
Borneo’s rainforest.
Möbel-Pfister, who already promised in 1992
to completely renounce tropical wood, sell
various closets containing tropical wood,
as does the closet “Laura” shown here
(SF 2670.–). The declaration “ash-wood light,
natural veneer” of Möbel-Pfister is not a
real declaration, the details of the inner door
(Ramin, Malaysia) and the backside (Okumé,
Cameroon) are missing, as are the countries
of origin.
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