About Us
Canopi is an emerging boutique marketplace for hand recrafted furniture and objects - made exclusively from salvaged materials.
Conception
Canopi is born from the challenge of scouting for characterful solid-wood furniture in Luxembourg, during covid, as an expat - very quickly! Sarah sifted through all the second-hand furniture shops in Luxembourg and furnished her entire apartment with unique handmade pieces. She was also thrilled to evade fast-furniture! She is inspired by the biblical ethic to gather the fragments (repair, refurbish and reuse) and to cherish local craftsmanship. Sarah now lives London and is developing a pilot preview of Canopi for the UK.
Our Team
Canopi today is a three-legged stool of a team; Sarah (Foundress), her brother Patrick based in London (Tech and Sustainability) and Alain (Operations and Translator ++). Patrick is a circular economy enthusiast with a background in Sustainable Energy. He is based in London and helps with calculating environmental impacts, the website and all things relating to tech. Alain, is a quad-lingual Luxembourger, DIY enthusiast and a Bio-Chemist. He takes care of logistics and operations. Canopi aspires to contribute to no person being left behind in the Just Transition to a Circular Economy.
Our Purpose
We want to showcase hand recrafted objects and place a spotlight on the artisans who make them and the stories of salvage and transformation to restore things.
Our Ethos
Curate
We scout for exceptional artisans who can refurbish old furniture and waste materials to make new objects that suit contemporary spaces.
Cherish
We encourage the salvage of waste materials by showcasing repurposed objects. We deeply value the cutting edge craftsmanship evolving to meet contemporary tastes.
Celebrate
We showcase handmade recrafted pieces of furniture with joy and spotlight the skilful craftsmanship of artisans.
Conscious
We are working to reduce, record and reveal the ecological impacts of purchasing pre-loved and recrafted furniture compared to brand new pieces.
Circularity
We champion circularity in the design industry by shifting from the linear usage model to closing the loop by enabling the refurbishment of furniture heading for landfill or incineration.
Recraft your nest sustainably
I started Canopi from a desire to salvage the solid wood passed down to us and to furnish my home resourcefully making as little waste as possible.
I never met my paternal grandfather, he passed away in tragic circumstances in Uganda in the 1980s. Back in the 1960s, he studied for a Law diploma in Luxembourg and qualified as a barrister. Having never met him, my fascination for the 'clog shaped' Grand Duchy is part of a deeper longing to connect with my own family history.
I think our grandparents generation would be shocked at our throwaway society - that the furniture they have handed down is ending up in landfill or being incinerated. My hope is Canopi will help us discover the craftspeople who can salvage materials and make new objects that we can be proud of.