Kanika Bakshi KhuranaInterior Designer/Owner, Kanika Design · Interior Designer & Founder, Kanika Design

What This Shop Creates from Burnt Wood

22 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A shop on Gold Street in Sarajevo's Old Town makes bowls from burnt birch wood destroyed during the war, mixed with epoxy resin. The pieces look like lava, dark wood swirled with glossy resin, each one handcrafted and unique.

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Next time you are in Sarajevo Old Town, look for Gold Street and please step inside and take home something unique. Let's talk about this beautiful bowl right here. So during the war, a lot of the birch tree was burnt down, so what this— they created this magic. So it's basically birch wood with proxy resins, and it's a beautiful creation right here. I mean, as you can see, it's almost like— to me, when I look at this piece, it's kind of like lava, like not exactly the color, but the wood together, the natural tones and the color, it's so beautiful together. I mean, they are making amazing pieces. So please, when you are in Sarajevo, you need to come on Gold Street. Come in here, I promise you, you'll find something that you'll take home with you.