VAIA Cube imperfetto

The wood we retrieve is not all the same. Trees that have fallen in arduous terrains are more difficult to salvage and are exposed to the elements and humidity for a long time. This timber is ‘stained’, but it is worth no less than other types of wood. At VAIA we choose to take care of those trees too, we get them to restore their dignity and to safeguard and maintain the forest’s equilibrium.

We have decided to recover this stained wood because we want no one to be left behind, but also because we have seen our history in its spots. The moments, the difficulties, the crossroads we have faced in life have left us marks, “stains”. How many times have we felt like we had a thousand marks, that we were not perfect like everyone else?

With time, however, we have discovered that thanks to these difficult moments we have found the right way and become what we are, because our stains are part of us. Because it is in those stains that we recognise our history and our uniqueness.

The VAIA Cube imperfetto limited series is a hymn to imperfection, but also a hymn to rebirth. In fact, we adhere to the Trentino Tree Agreement project to rebuild the Violin’s Forest.

The Paneveggio forest is so special thanks to the right mix of sun, humidity and slow growth of its trees, the “resonance spruces”. These factors give to their wood the ability to propagate and amplify sound in an exceptional way. Hence the legendary name ‘Violin’s Forest’, which has attracted violin makers from all over the world since the early 1600s in search of the perfect wood for their handmade creations. It seems that Stradivari himself went there several times to personally choose the raw material with which he built the soundboxes of his prestigious violins.