About Us
The foundations of URU Home come from founder, Aye Latt who has a passion for beautifully handcrafted products.
Raised in Northern Burma, Aye was raised seeing traditional handmade Burmese crafts. This went on to inspire her to bring these unique and exquisite pieces to the UK.
Despite Burma opening up to the global market, there is still great difficulty in expanding the reach of these artisans' works to a wider marker. This is where URU Home's mission lies.
Supporting communities and the environment
We want to make these wonderful, traditional products more widely available and support the communities who produce them.
the making of uru home products
Our Materials
As well as supporting local crafting communities it's significant that we also have a positive impact on the environment. This is why all our products are made from ethically sourced materials.
Our exquisite woven items are handmade from Rattan climbing vines - when the creeper is removed the trees are left as they are in the forest. By using this method we have a sustainable resource without leaving any negative impact on the environment around us.
woven rattan
Rattan Vines
This palm tree is a solid yet bendable tropical rainforest climbing palm. it's tendrils are flexible enough that it makes a perfect vine tree to use for basket weaving and furniture making.
It also has a long standing reputation of bring durable and lightweight - rattan stands out as one of the strongest non-wood materials in the world.
When the palm is harvested, the trees are left upright and unharmed with a rapid natural regrowth, making them fully sustainable ecological materials and a safe alternative to wood.
Uru Home
Ethically made using natural resources.
Our wooden products come from reclaimed wood, normally left from the aftermath of a monsoon, turning the destruction into something positive.
Our products are 100% natural and offer a simple colonial look that will add to any home. By purchasing from us you can be assured that not only are you getting a beautiful and functional item but you are also supporting a small community in Burma.
Reclaimed wood
WoodKokko
WoodKokko is an impressively fast growing species which needs very little maintenance. With low hanging, sweet tasting pods it appeals to animals who are integral to the lifecycle of the tree, which is natural and self-propagates from wind, birds, cows, or goats.
Our use of woods come from the fallen trees after the severe monsoon weather or general maintenance. This makes the range of woodenware availability limited and mass production almost impossible. On some of our products, the wood grain may be imperfect, as nature shapes the wood itself, creating these beautiful imperfections.
local crafting communities
The Weavers
It is amazing to see how artisans are still using their old style weaving tools, favoured over any mordenised tool.
From the first day it's harvested from the forest floor, the rattan has passed through quite a journey from wild creeper to readily usable raw material. Its outer layer thorns are removed, stains are washed away in the river, and it's cured by smoking in Sulphur fumes and dried in the sun to remove excess moisture. Here are a few more steps how rattan becomes the beautiful objects we have created.
local crafting communities
The Woodturners
The majority of our woodenware are carved from a single block of wood. Pretty wonderful to watch, the artisan draws the design on the wood block and starts carving unwanted parts carefully. Those unwanted parts become small accessories in the hand of experts. Then they turn them on the lathe to smooth into the perfect shape. After numerous times of turning and shaping, the product is finished with hand sanding.
After numerous times of turning and shaping, the product is finished with hand sanding.
Woodturners' tools are amazingly nostalgic, but the art and craft of how they use them is quite fascinating.
local crafting communities
The Glassmakers
All of our glassware is 100% recycled from used glass which is a brilliant material to use as it doesn’t loose any of it’s original qualities during the recycling process. Our glassblowers are all very skilled and need to have around 5 years of experience before they are able to work with this process to create our beautiful glass tumblers.
Because of this traditional handmade technique, all of our tumblers are completely unique.
