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Stop by at Linhardt Design on 156 1st Avenue in New York, NY to view the a.d. schwarz collection of sustainably-harvested African blackwood bracelets and one-of-a-kind, handcrafted plates made from second-recovery and sustainably-harvested noble woods. This is part of the sustainable development-design project established by my most cherished colleague, architect & tropical forest ecologist, Allan Schwarz. Read more about accounts from Mozambique here.
In anticipation of my departure tomorrow to Mozambique, I’ve cut together a little video-diary from my trip last November 2007. Some writing is taken out of my journals, which I’ve yet to share fully. I’ll land in Johannesburg on the 17th and catch up on some sleep. Allan and I will then have dinner with Phyto Trade, detour through Kruger National Park, and drive to the southern end of Mozambique to check out his new project with UNICEF. The plan is to stay there for a day or so and then end up at camp at the Mezimbite Forest Centre and work there for a bit. We have a number of the Forest Centre’s (a.d. schwarz’s) spectacular sustainably-harvested wood products in the states and we’ll be launching them later this year! Stay tuned for that and the completion of my trip this October!
Yes, that’s me getting down with the locals.
Wherever you are, people will follow.
Summer Rayne Oakes: Tomb Raider…Exploring the ruins in the oldest European building in Africa
Allan and I watch on as the locals build a nursery school in Natugo in Northern Mozambique