Uhuru Design

Uhuru Design
Private
Industry Furniture Design
Founded 2004 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Headquarters Red Hook, Brooklyn United States
Products Sustainable Furniture
Website www.uhurudesign.com
Uhuru's Original Design: "Stoolen" (designed 2004)
Uhuru's Coney Island Inspired "Cyclone Lounger" (designed 2010)

Uhuru Design is a Brooklyn-based design and build sustainable furniture company known for its reuse of used materials.[1] Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, Uhuru's acclaimed material reuse projects includes reclaiming and hand-working wood from the Coney Island boardwalk [2][3] and Kentucky bourbon distilleries,[4] as well as upcycling found materials.[5]

Uhuru has work in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution [6] and the Brooklyn Museum of Art,[7] and featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum, Architecture & Design Museum in Los Angeles, and the New Museum in New York City.[8]

Uhuru builds each piece by hand in their Brooklyn workshop and has a showroom at the same location. Uhuru has collaborated with designers and architects worldwide, as well as artists such as Maya Lin for the Cooper–Hewitt [9] and Dan Colen at the Gagosian Gallery.

References

  1. ↑ Hickman, Matt. "Uhuru Design makes war-inspired furniture, not war", Mother Nature Network, June 8, 2011. Retrieved on 9-26-2011.
  2. ↑ Calder, Rich. "Room and 'board'", New York Post, May 10, 2010. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  3. ↑ NY Magazine "The Best Bet", New York, May 2, 2010. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  4. ↑ Dunn, Collin "Used Whiskey Barrels Gen New Life with Uhuru Design", TreeHugger, March 22, 2008. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  5. ↑ Fehrenbacher, Jill "Uhuru Design Stoolen Chair", Inhabitat, May 15, 2006. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  6. ↑ Smithsonian American Art Museum "40 under 40: Craft Futures", Smithsonian American Art Museum, July 1, 2011. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  7. ↑ Brooklyn Museum "Collections: Decorative Arts: Standard Side Chair", Brooklyn Museum, March 2, 2010. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  8. ↑ Katcher, Joshua "Uhuru Designs New Museum Sustainable Cafe", The Discerning Brute, September 17th, 2010. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
  9. ↑ Johnston, Wade "Reclaim, Re-Use, Recycle, Brooklyn Based Uhuru Furniture", Modular Four, July 9, 2010. Retrieved on 9-28-2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.