In a city teeming with trees yet reliant on imported timber, furniture maker Bruce Saunders saw a contradiction – and an opportunity. He co-founded Fallen & Felled to give a second life to urban trees destined for the chipper, transforming them into furniture rich with character, history and local rootsFurniture maker Bruce Saunders was stumped. Sign upSaunders is aiming to plant a new narrative through Fallen & Felled (FAF), the timber company he founded alongside his architect wife, Antje. Specialising in timber sourced in and around the capital, the company is saving fallen urban trees from meeting a fiery end, transforming what would otherwise have been wasted into something lasting and purposeful. Saunders says urban timber is distinct from wood sourced from forestries.