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With dumpster divers, salvage supply warehouses and innumerable upcycled interiors dotting the landscape, Brooklyn might be home to some of the thriftiest and innovative recyclers. Brooklyn-based designers Uhuru are no strangers to using reclaimed material. The design duo of Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf were name-checked in a recent NYTimes article about their 2010 Coney Island line made from reclaimed boardwalk Ipe wood and we wrote in-depth about their 2011 War Craft collection made from planks salvaged from the USS North Carolina's deck.
While visiting Indonesia, Horvath came across a 61-foot fishing boat that had washed up in a monsoon. The 45-year-old boat, aptly named Grace, was constructed with now-threatened rainforest woods and was being disassembled to be sold off, piece-by-piece, for firewood. The designer made an offer to the boat's owner and now Grace has come to the shores of Brooklyn to find found a new life as beautifully hand-crafted furniture.
Uhuru has teamed up with a new sustainable furniture company AELLON to launch their first ever capsule collection, 20 "new American" designs using the salvaged wood from Grace. The company has started an Indiegogo campaign in order to help fund their first full-production run of the furniture. By donating to the campaign, backers can be one of the first to own a piece of AELLON furniture at a fraction of the retail price. Support responsible manufacturing and a hometown fave by backing the project today!
Aellon Indiegogo Campaign from Aellon on Vimeo.
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