La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas
A small, independent Canarian workshop dedicated to the craft of balance, repair, and practical design. Our work focuses on creating simple, functional wooden wedges and objects, made by hand using reclaimed and responsibly sourced materials found on the island.
Each piece is produced slowly, with attention to material, form, and purpose. We believe in using what already exists, respecting local resources, and maintaining traditional, low-impact methods of making. Our approach values durability over volume, function over excess, and craftsmanship over automation.
Based in Tenerife, La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas exists to preserve a useful craft, support sustainable practices, and contribute quietly to the island’s creative and ecological culture.
This is a working studio.
Wood is recovered, shaped, and finished by hand. Fire is used properly. Time is respected.
The Craft
Each piece is made slowly, by hand, with attention to material, form, and purpose. We work with reclaimed and responsibly sourced wood found on the island, allowing the material itself to guide the final shape.
Our process favours durability over volume, function over excess, and craftsmanship over automation. Every wedge is shaped, finished, and inspected individually, resulting in objects that are simple, honest, and built to last.
Objects made to level, support, and endure
La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas is an early-stage artisan workshop.
The work here is quiet, practical, and rooted in the island —
shaped slowly, without excess.
The Wedges
At the heart of our work are wooden wedges — simple, purposeful objects used to level, support, repair, and stabilise. Found across traditional crafts and everyday life, wedges are among the oldest and most effective tools ever made.
Each wedge is shaped by hand from reclaimed Canarian wood, selected for its grain, density, and character. No two pieces are the same. Variations in colour, texture, and form are not corrected, but respected as part of the material’s history.
Our wedges are designed to be practical first. They are made to be used, carried, placed, and relied upon — whether in the home, the workshop, or as a quiet object of balance in daily life.
Materials & Sources
We work primarily with reclaimed and responsibly sourced wood found on the island of Tenerife. Materials are gathered through careful recovery — from fallen timber, discarded offcuts, and wood that would otherwise be unused or lost.
Each piece of wood is assessed by hand. Grain, strength, moisture, and age determine how it can be used. Nothing is forced into shape; the material leads the process.
By working with what already exists, we reduce waste, respect local resources, and remain closely connected to the landscape that supplies our materials. This approach keeps our work small, sustainable, and grounded in place.
Process & Pace
Our work follows a slow, deliberate process. Each wedge is shaped, refined, and finished by hand, with time allowed between stages for the material to settle and respond.
We do not work to quotas or volume targets. Production is guided by care, consistency, and suitability — not speed. This pace allows for close attention to detail and ensures that each object meets its intended purpose.
Hand tools and low-impact methods are used wherever possible. This keeps energy use minimal, preserves traditional techniques, and allows the maker to remain directly involved at every stage of the process.
The result is work that is durable, functional, and quietly confident — objects made to endure use rather than decoration.
Use & Purpose
Every object we make is designed to be used.
Our wedges are practical tools — created to level, support, stabilise, and solve small, everyday problems. They are found in homes, workshops, studios, cafés, and public spaces, quietly doing their job without drawing attention to themselves.
We believe usefulness is a form of beauty. A well-made object earns its place through function, reliability, and longevity rather than ornament or trend.
Each wedge is sized, shaped, and finished with intention. They are made to be carried, repositioned, reused, and relied upon — adaptable to many environments and purposes over time.
In daily use, these simple forms become tools of balance — not only physically, but conceptually — reminding us that small, well-considered objects can quietly improve how spaces and systems function.
Sustainability & Responsibility
Sustainability is not a feature we add — it is the starting point of our work.
We use reclaimed and responsibly sourced Canarian wood, prioritising material that already exists rather than introducing new demand. Fallen timber, offcuts, discarded wood, and recovered material are carefully selected, assessed, and repurposed by hand.
Our process is deliberately low-impact. Tools are simple, production is small-scale, and nothing is rushed. By working slowly and locally, we reduce waste, energy use, and unnecessary transport while maintaining full control over quality.
We believe responsible making is inseparable from durability. Objects that last do not need replacing, and objects that are repaired or reused extend the life of the material itself.
Waste is kept to a minimum. Offcuts are reused where possible, and unusable remnants are returned to natural cycles or stored for future applications.
Our aim is not volume, but continuity — preserving material, craft knowledge, and a way of making that respects both the island and the resources it provides.
Place & Community
La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas is rooted in Tenerife — not just as a location, but as a way of working.
The island shapes both our materials and our methods. Climate, terrain, availability, and tradition all influence how each object is made. Rather than imposing external systems or styles, we allow the place itself to guide decisions of form, scale, and pace.
We work locally, source locally, and contribute locally. This is a small, independent workshop, operating quietly within the rhythms of the island rather than against them.
Our approach supports traditional skills, slow production, and practical craftsmanship — values that have long existed here but are increasingly rare. By keeping work small and hands-on, we remain connected to the material, the process, and the people around us.
We believe meaningful objects are born from context. When something is made where it belongs, using what is already there, it carries a sense of place that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
This work is not about expansion for its own sake, but about continuity — contributing modestly and responsibly to Tenerife’s creative, ecological, and cultural landscape.Made on the island.
Shaped by the island.
Rooted in place, built to last.
Collections & Variations
Our work is organised into small collections, shaped by material availability rather than fixed production runs. Each collection reflects the character of the wood used, the finish applied, and the purpose it is intended to serve.
Because materials are reclaimed and locally sourced, variation is natural and expected. Differences in grain, colour, density, and texture are not treated as flaws, but as evidence of origin and individuality. No two pieces are identical.
Some wedges are made for everyday use — simple, robust, and adaptable. Others are produced in smaller numbers, shaped from rarer material or finished with greater detail. These pieces remain functional, but carry a stronger emphasis on form and material character.
Collections are therefore fluid rather than permanent. They evolve as materials are recovered, seasons change, and new possibilities emerge from what the island provides.
This approach keeps the work honest, limited, and responsive — ensuring that each object reflects its material, its moment, and its place of making.
Founders & Origin
La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas began with a simple observation: many useful crafts disappear not because they are no longer needed, but because they no longer fit modern systems of scale and speed.
This workshop was established to preserve a form of making that remains practical, local, and materially honest. The work grew from hands-on experience — repairing, stabilising, levelling, and adapting everyday objects — using what was available rather than what was imported.
The wedges themselves are not an invention, but a continuation. They draw from long-standing practices found across building, carpentry, and daily life, where small, well-made objects quietly solved real problems.
By keeping production small and focused, La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas remains close to its origins: making useful things, carefully, with respect for material, place, and purpose.
A continuation, not a reinvention.
Old solutions, carefully made.
Order
Orders are handled directly and in small numbers.
Due to the nature of reclaimed materials and hand production, availability varies. Wedges are produced in limited batches, shaped by the materials currently available.
To enquire about availability, pricing, or small orders, please use the contact details below. We are happy to discuss individual requirements, bulk enquiries, or local supply.
Further ordering options will be added as the workshop develops
Simple orders. Direct contact.
Contact
La Compañía Canaria de Cuñas
Handcrafted Canarian wood products
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Email lacompaniacanariadecunas@gmail.com
This project is currently in its initial development phase.
Enquiries from local councils, grant bodies, and partners are welcome.
“We reply personally — by hand, like our work.”
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