Our Story
In 2013 Mentone Tenpin Bowl closed its doors after 50 years of service to the community. As sad as this made us, we focused on the silver lining and took this opportunity to salvage the bowling lane timber and reclaim its innate beauty by giving it a new life as quality furniture.
The amount of happiness these bowling lanes provided and shared in since the 1960’s is immeasurable, bringing people together to celebrate birthdays, to bond over friendly tournaments and no doubt helped as the ice breaker for plenty of first dates.
Our goal at Alley Cat Furniture is to use our knowledge of design and traditional woodworking techniques to revitalise and reshape this unique timber into beautifully crafted pieces of furniture. In this way we hope the soul of this timber can continue bringing joy to people for generations to come.
Reducing our environmental footprint and making our products sustainable throughout the entire lifecycle is of major importance to us. Ways we achieve this is by using quality local materials, reclaimed materials, reducing waste, and making furniture which lasts. Once our designs move into the factory, we incorporate efficient production methods to reduce waste, save energy, and minimise our carbon footprint.
