Fabio Villani Furniture 
Cabinet-Making & Restoration


Italian craftsmanship & Scottish timber

The development of our business, established in 1983, has been greatly influenced by our decision to stop using tropical timbers for our cabinet-making in 1991.

We are deeply involved in promoting the use of native timber and the sensible management of Scottish woodland.

From printing our leaflet on "Cabinet-making & woodland conservation" and taking part in our first exhibition in 1993, we have progressed through setting up displays in the local libraries (with the cooperation of Highland Birchwoods and the Forestry Commission) to transforming our reception area into a semipermanent exhibition dedicated to native timber.
From establishing and managing a woodland, to converting trees into timber and furniture, the display aims to inform and educate the public on the vital role of sustainable and ecologically sensitive forestry practice in today's world. It has generated a great deal of interest with all visitors, and it provides a useful introduction and focal point during group visits by interested parties.

Using native timber has prompted us to make several additions to both our workshop and our product range.

Installing a wood-drying kiln in 1993 was only the first step towards utilising locally produced timber. It was closely followed by the building of an open shed for preliminary air drying which in turn produced an excess of air dried oak, encouraging us to develop a garden furniture range.
The installation of new planing and sanding machines has allowed us to use "difficult" timbers like Birch and Cherry. As these trees rarely grow to substantial size, and as developing uses for small diameter trees is essential to encourage the planting of native hardwoods, we designed our own wooden framed display system to utilise small section timber.
 
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Fabio Villani
Clover, Alves, FORRES, IV36 2RA.
Tel 01343 850 007
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