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Designer Bernardo Urbina Makes Unique Furniture From Debris To Help Typhoon Victims
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Designer Bernardo Urbina Makes Unique Furniture From Debris To Help Typhoon Victims

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Furniture designer Bernardo Urbina from Costa Rica turns wood scraps to one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture. He has created a new furniture line and started a project Tacloban Prevails.

His pieces are more than a simple furniture line. They are a system that grants a second life not only to scraps and debris, specifically those left in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, but an income for the people affected by it. 10 percent of the final sales goes back to the families from whom they bought the debris.

More info: taclobanprevails.com

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    Aurelija Skikaite

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    Hi, my name is Aurelija. I came all the way from eastern Europe to the Philippines and now I'm trying to share with my knowledge in a marketing field and learn new unexplored things at the same time.

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    Aurelija Skikaite

    Aurelija Skikaite

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    Hi, my name is Aurelija. I came all the way from eastern Europe to the Philippines and now I'm trying to share with my knowledge in a marketing field and learn new unexplored things at the same time.

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    Loreta
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    10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought coasters, it has lovely and inspiring story behind!

    Joshua
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    10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend told me about him, who lives in the Philippines. I wish this designer all best in his future work

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    Loreta
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    10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought coasters, it has lovely and inspiring story behind!

    Joshua
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    10 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend told me about him, who lives in the Philippines. I wish this designer all best in his future work

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