Flat Leaf Dish - Small Maple - East of India
A gorgeous wooden flat leaf dish.
Perfect for adding decorative warmth into an interior. Use as a statement piece, layer the smaller ones on top, or perhaps use as a safe place to house those special items.
Measures 10 x 8.8 x 0.9cm.
About the Company
East of India was started February 1991 by John Ayris and Anne Spratling. Whilst travelling throughout Asia we met a talented craftsman in Bali who had made a beautiful wooden pig, among other amazing products. We bought the pig and packed it into our rucksack. Three months later back in the UK we received so many admiring comments regarding our pig we decided to start our own business, introducing these beautiful handmade crafts to a wider audience.
We showed a selection of carved wooden products to a few local shops, carried out some research into importing and selling hand crafted goods and, following a disappointing reaction from several banks, secured a loan from the Prince's Trust. Together with business and legal advice, The Trust appointed a mentor who provided invaluable support and gave a great boost to our confidence.
We returned to Bali and re-engaged with our craftsman and East of India was born.
It took more than two months for that first shipment to reach us in the UK. We spent that time seeking orders from local shops, some of whom are still customers today. It soon became clear we needed to start finding business from further afield and the Prince's Trust offered us the chance of a subsidised stand at a trade fair. This proved to be an enormous success and a pivotal moment in our company's life. We suddenly had customers ordering from all over the British Isles and beyond.
In the early days we would visit our suppliers every six months as the village didn't even have a telephone. During these visits we started to experiment with our own designs, learning how to carve and paint the wood so we could create the first samples ourselves.
Today all our products are designed with love and care at our studio in Folkestone and we still work closely with our original 'family team', who now employ numerous other friends and family members to satisfy demand.
Thanks to your support we can offer sustainable employment to our artisans who are still able to earn a living using traditional skills passed down through the generations.
The East of India team in Folkestone has also evolved and grown, many of our staff have been with us since the early days. They respond with energy and enthusiasm to the ever changing requirements of a small business. We now print and manufacture all of our greetings cards, labels and paper products in house.
East of India takes seriously its corporate responsibility on environmental issues. For a number of years we have been involved with a tree planting project in Indonesia. Wood used in today's products come from seedlings planted no more than 10 years ago. Each tree harvested is replaced with another, which in turn will be ready to use 10 years after planting. The tree used is Albizia Falcata, grown in the foothills on dry land that cannot be used for rice fields.
East of India is also the owner and guardian of 'Oak Wood' in Kent, 22 acres designated as ancient woodland in an area of outstanding natural beauty and a site of special scientific interest.
Our office and warehouse in the UK has a solar power installation which helps us generate over half the electricity we need. Importantly this saves over 32 tons of CO2 being added to the atmosphere every year.
Orders leave our warehouse within 1-2 business days.
Delivery time will then be based on Australia Post or the courier used.
Please note that during busy periods (such as major sales and over Christmas), our handling times may increase as we work through orders, however we always do our very best to get everything out as quickly as we can.
After your order has been placed, picked and packed, you will receive an email notification advising you that your order has been shipped. This email will contain your tracking information.
- Metro areas average delivery time frame: 3 - 5 business days
- Regional areas average delivery time frame: 5 - 7 business days
- Remote locations average delivery time frame: 7 - 14 business days
- For accurate delivery times, please visit the Australia Post website Enter the postcode 4313 (that's us) in the 'From' field and your own postcode/country in the 'To' field. Don't forget to include processing time when estimating your delivery date!
All orders sent within Australia require a signature on delivery. If you are not available to sign for your order, Australia Post will leave a note with instructions for pick up from a designated post office. If you are an Australia Post My Post customer you may be contacted by Australia Post prior to delivery offering their Safe Drop service where you waive the requirement for a signature. Note: if you elect to use this service, the agreement is between you and Australia Post, and Nature's Wonderland takes no responsibility for any lost or damaged items due to the use of this service.
While we do everything we can to ensure your order is delivered in a timely manner, we will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by any person as a result of delay caused by our carrier that we have no control over or by any event which is out of our reasonable control or foresight including, but not limited to, any delay caused by an incorrect delivery address being provided to us.
If you are not fully satisfied with your purchase, you can return your product for a full refund, exchange or repair. Your rights to a remedy under the Australian Consumer Law are not limited by a defined time. However, the Australian Consumer Law does recognise that the relevant time period can vary from product to product, depending on factors such as the nature of the product and the price. Nature's Wonderland adopts the same approach. The type of remedy we can offer you may also vary depending on how long it takes you to return the product to us. At Nature's Wonderland, we will always take a fair and reasonable approach.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
You are eligible to receive a refund, exchange or repair provided that:
The product is faulty or is not of acceptable quality
You receive the wrong product
The product does not match the photos or description
The product is in resaleable condition and in its original packaging, including instruction manuals and all accessories, all labels are still attached, and it is not dirty or in otherwise poor condition (unless it arrived as such)
You are not entitled to receive a refund if you:
Change your mind or decide you no longer want or like the goods
Are not happy with the performance of the product, when it performs exactly as described
Found a fault or imperfection when it is clearly listed on the product's page
Damage the goods after receiving them (provided it is not due to a fault in the item)
If these requirements are not satisfied, Nature's Wonderland reserves the right not to offer an exchange or refund.
In addition, we reserve the right not to offer an exchange, refund or repair where the fault is a result of misuse or neglect.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted:
Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error