While watching HGTV today they had a commercial that talked about scrap wood furniture and highlighted a shop in Brooklyn that does it.   The company is called Uhuru and is focused on sustainability and design.  I liked the idea behind it, and out of their collection I really liked the stoolen and the stoolen square (shown below).

#1002

STOOLEN SQUARE

1002.1: 16L x 16W x 16H, 1002.2: 24L x 42W x 14H, 1002.3: 36L x 36W x 14H

walnut, ebony walnut, mixed dark, mixed light, cherry antique pine

Uhuru Design

A rectilinear version of the original, the Stoolen Square is created from collected scraps of hardwood from local workshops. Works well as an end table, stool, or paired together as a coffee table.

One of our original designs, and still the most popular, each Stoolen is created from collected scraps of hardwood from local workshops and a found bicycle rim (optional). Bill Hilgendorf’s commitment to sustainability and love of found objects brought this piece to life and helped to define the term “up-cycling” — using discarded low value materials to create a high-valued item.

Available in custom sizes and finishes. Hand built to order, signed and numbered by the maker in Red Hook Brooklyn and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Click here to view finish options.

via uhuru :: work.

I have a feeling these are out of my price range (most things built to order, signed and numbered are),  but I do like them.

They also have a arm of their company that does interior design.  Below is what appears to be the Stoolen round (normally an end table) as chairs at the New Museum Commission with City Bakery