The Japanese manufacturer T-Lab is committed to handing down the craft of woodworking. The original minimalist design, round and smooth, makes these animals very endearing and cute.

Due to their lovingly handcrafted creation, each Pole Pole animal is slightly different, each expression is unique and delicately hand finished and painted by a skilled craftsman. With over 60 different designs, these wooden sculptures are very collectible.

独自のノウハウ
A UNIQUE KNOW-HOW

Cut, carved, finely sanded and finally painted by hand, each piece is somewhat different and completely unique!

These minimalist figures are captivating and very pleasant to the touch: soft, smooth, light. At first glance, you don't even realise that they are made of wood; they have beautiful, undulating curves and precise hand-painted lines that make them a high-quality object that will last for years.

少しずつ
LITTLE BY LITTLE

Each model is first drawn on a piece of wood from Tlab's eco-responsible forest and then cut into a die, which is a sort of mould for the animal to be.

The next step is very delicate as it consists of designing the animal in 3 dimensions to give it its final shape by gently carving it layer by layer with a knife.

The animal is then polished with two different types of sandpaper to make it pleasant to the touch.

The final touch is to bring the animal to life by applying a layer of black paint with 100% natural vegetable pigment. Each animal has a unique and touching facial expression.

の理念
TLAB'S PHILOSOPHY

The name Pole Pole pronounced "poh-leh poh-leh", which is the name of these charming white Albizia wood decorative animals, comes from the Swahili words meaning "slowly, slowly".

This is a direct reference to the very nature of the T-Lab figures carefully and slowly sculpted by the hands of our craftsmen.

"From our hand to your hand. We want to warm people's hearts. That's the T-Lab philosophy."

エコロジーをデザインの中心に
AN ECOSYSTEM FOR DESIGN

T-Lab is committed to the preservation of Albizia Falcata forests, replanting the trees they use for their designs.Each Pole Pole figurine is designed in Bali, Indonesia, skillfully carved from an incredibly soft natural wood called Albizia Falcata. This is a lightweight, sustainable wood grown in T-Lab's own forest. This tree is one of the fastest growing tropical trees in the world, second only to bamboo.