Adventures in Baliwood

By Elizabeth Riley

Prefer your wood exotic? At San Juan Ventures you will find unusual grains in multiple forms.
Prefer your wood exotic? At San Juan Ventures you will find unusual grains in multiple forms.
 

What started off as an Indonesian vacation six years ago is now a full-on business venture for Kandis Wrigley, founder and chief executive of San Juan Ventures, an exporter and manufacturer of Indonesian wood products. San Juan recently opened its first Chicago showroom to the trade. It features an exotic mix of sustainable-wood tables, stools, flooring, architectural elements, and more. 664 W. Hubbard St., 312-612-1054, sanjuanventures.com

 

Photograph: Marcelo Somerstein

 
This article appears in the September - October 2009 issue of Chicago Home + Garden Magazine.

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