Reclaimed

I like the idea of making something from something else. Yes, it's earth-friendly. But, it also yields an interesting outcome. Here are several designers who have reclaimed used wood to create fabulous furniture and objects.

Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek is a design star with a large following and loads of critical acclaim. He uses scrap materials to create compelling furnishings. that are sophisticated and yet possess a naive quality. The quilt-like pattern of his repurposed materials is visually complex — his surfaces dance with texture. Piet is amazingly prolific. His studio has worked in a broad range of materials including wood, steel, and ceramics; produced every sort of object from tables to cribs to lighting; and has garnered hundreds of commissions.  Read and see more here. 

Myriah Scruggs and Nadia Yaron are the artists behind Brooklyn-based Nightwood. They consider themselves hunters and gathers of found wood and old furniture. They collect and disassemble, remix and remake. Their look is modern rusticity. Down-to-earth and hand-crafted, many of their pieces feature old textiles of hemp, linen, and burlap. Click here to more Nightwood furniture.

Cliff Spencer is a Marina del Rey designer/carpenter who reclaims white oak staves from Napa wineries and transforms them into one-of-a-kind furniture and cabinetry. He uses no stain because the 1/2” staves are stained through by Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio grapes during the fermentation process. Currently, all pieces are custom-made, but Spencer is working on a ready-to-buy line that will be introduced soon. Go to Spencer's website by clicking here.

4/8/09 Update: Oops! The BOTTOM photo above is by Environment Furniture. Thanks, Leigh Spencer, for letting me know! Sorry about that!

Founded by designers Bill Hilgendorf and Jason Horvath, Uburu is a small furniture company dedicated to sustainability and founded on the Shaker credo “beauty rests on utility.” The designers build each piece by hand in their Red Hook Brooklyn studio. Their Küpe ccollection is constructed from used, charred oak bourbon barrels from Bardstown, Kentucky, the Bourbon Capital of the world. Each piece possesses a handsome pattern and is rich with texture. Designed in the Studio Furniture tradition, Uburu’s Wood Slab line makes use of naturally-felled trees or wood cut down because of disease. These pieces are stunning for their strong, natural beauty and masterful craftsmanship. See and read more about Uburu here.

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[Susan Graham]

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