Caribbean Beat — January/February 2017 (#143)
A calendar of events; music, film, and book reviews; travel features; people profiles, and much more.
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the look<br />
Wood<br />
for life<br />
Jamaican furniture line Mara Made<br />
Designs gives salvaged wood<br />
an elegant and environmentally<br />
friendly twist<br />
Photography courtesy Mara Made Designs<br />
After years of working in the corporate<br />
world, Tamara Harding kissed her nineto-five<br />
job goodbye, to delve into her<br />
creative talents. The inspiring Jamaican creator<br />
brought together her love of working with tools,<br />
design, and helping the environment to launch<br />
the furniture line Mara Made Designs. Her<br />
organic and fascinating pieces are all made<br />
from salvaged wood which Harding “brings<br />
back to life” with the utmost elegance. She<br />
combines them with stained glass, metal, and<br />
wicker, making wonderful yet functional works<br />
of art. Her motto “no wood left behind” has<br />
also pushed her to create wearable art, such as<br />
necklaces and cuffs. Harding’s unending passion<br />
will next continue with an exploration of streetwear<br />
and an expansion of her home and kitchen line, to be<br />
exported worldwide.<br />
Alia Michèle Orane<br />
style.aliamichele.com<br />
From top: Entrance Table, Black<br />
Root Table, Guinep Table<br />
For more information, email contact@MaraMadeDesigns.<br />
com or look for MaraMadeDesigns on Facebook<br />
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