Uhuru Design Coffee Table Book

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UHURU DESIGN

SUSTAINABLE

FURNITURE DESIGNED+BUILT

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN



Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design Graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, Uhuru (ooh-HOO-roo) is a furniture design/build company merging avant-garde design with a commitment to environmental sustainability. Uhuru has joined a vanguard of influential furniture companies from Milan to Tokyo focused on pushing the boundaries of contemporary sustainable design. The company’s furniture has been internationally recognized for its innovation, is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum, and has been exhibited at the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Uhuru has collaborated with recognized designers, architects and museums worldwide. These include Gensler, Tiffany’s and the New Museum, as well as artists such as Maya Lin for the Cooper Hewitt and Dan Colen at the Gagosian Gallery. Uhuru believes that each piece conceived, designed, and produced should add to some greater good for the world. This is evident in their creative reuse and repurpose in the creation of fine furniture. Though Uhuru continues to grow, their focus remains on building furniture of exceptional quality, one piece at a time.


NEW MUSEUM LOBBY CAFE COMMISSIONED BY THE NEW MUSEUM AND CITY BAKERY FALL 2010




CONEY ISLAND LINE SPRING 2010 The new Coney Island Line is crafted from reclaimed wood taken from the demolished iconic boardwalk. The Ipe wood, first installed on the boardwalk in the late 1940’s, has weathered in the sun, salt, and snow for 70 years. The design is inspired by the duality of Coney Island- its whimsical, colorful summers and melancholy winters. The pieces interpret the architecture of the desolate dreamscape: low-rise buildings patched with signs and seasonal layers of paint, beneath the towering old-fashioned rollercoaster. The line consists of six limited edition pieces, and Uhuru will produce only ten of each design due to the finite nature of the wood.

AWARDED BEST OF SHOW 2010 BROOKLYN DESIGNS EXHIBITED IN NOHO NEXT FOR DESIGN WEEK 2010


Coney Island inspiration, winter 2010


Coney Island inspiration, winter 2010


Shown in reclaimed Coney Island boardwalk (ipe) with blackened steel frame, 72x15x36H 2010


1090 BOARDWALK CONSOLE


1091 CYCLONE LOUNGER


Shown in reclaimed Coney Island boardwalk (ipe) with laser cut powder coated steel base, 69x22x39.5H 2010


Shown in reclaimed Coney Island boardwalk (ipe) with laser cut blackened steel base, 41.5Dx16H 2010


1095 WONDER COFFEE TABLE


1092 DROP END TABLE


Shown in reclaimed Coney Island boardwalk (ipe) with blackened steel frame, 21.5Dx20.75H 2010


KUPE LINE

RECLAIMED BOURBON BARRELS



Shown in reclaimed bourbon barrel oak with blackened reclaimed fire truck spring frame, 30x31x32h 2008


1045 BILGE LOUNGE CHAIR


1042 IRIS COFFEE TABLE


Shown in reclaimed bourbon barrel oak with blackened steel frame, 48x31x17.5 2008


1043 CHIME MIRROR Shown in reclaimed bourbon barrel oak with convex mirror, 18�D 2008


1044 CANT END TABLE

Shown in reclaimed bourbon barrel oak with blackened steel frame, 21Dx16H 2008


1046 STAVE BENCH & STOOL


Shown in reclaimed bourbon barrel oak with blackened steel frame, 48x14x17H 2008


STOOLENS

UPCYCLED LOCAL SCRAP WOOD


Collected scrap wood storage in Uhuru studio.


1001 STOOLEN


Shown in locally collected reclaimed walnut, 20Dx16H 2005


Shown in locally collected reclaimed mixed dark wood, 16x16x16H 2007


1002 STOOLEN SQUARE


1062 METAL STOOLEN


Shown in reclaimed steel with bone white powder coat, 21Dx16H 2009


DINING TABLES



Shown in locally milled claro walnut slab and blackened steel base, 42x90x29.5H 2006


1065 TRAPPED BASE DINING TABLE


1088 FDNY BASE DINING TABLE


Shown in locally milled claro walnut slab and blackened base from reclaimed FDNY fire truck springs, 42x90x29.5H 2009


Shown in locally milled claro walnut slab and bronze base, 46x120x29.5H 2008


1068 MILO BASE DINING TABLE


1096 BROAD DINING TABLE


Shown in locally milled black walnut slab and bronze base, 45x108x29.5H 2010


Shown in blackened steel base and cerused white oak, 60x42x29.5 2006


1062 ARCH BASE DINING TABLE


1011 COUNTRY MOD DINING TABLE


Shown in antique pine with wood and steel base painted and sanded through, 72x36x29.5H 2006


Shown in locally milled english elm with blackened steel base, 60Dx29.5H 2008


1071 BOWEN ROUND DINING TABLE


1024 UNION ROUND DINING TABLE


Shown in reclaimed antique pine with blackened steel base, 60Dx29.5H 2007


COFFEE TABLES



1064 STITCHED COFFEE TABLE


Shown in locally milled claro walnut with powder coat base and reclaimed plastic “x�, 52x36x16H 2009


Shown in locally milled claro walnut with blackened steel base, 46x36x16H 2007


1023 SLAB COFFEE TABLE


1075 SEYCHELLES COFFEE TABLE


Shown in locally milled bubinga with blackened steel base, 52x36x16H 2006


Shown in reclaimed antique pine beams with natural walnut base and splines, 48x26x14.5H 2006


1020 BEAM COFFEE TABLE


1051 KONG COFFEE TABLE


Shown in locally milled claro walnut with blackened steel base, 53x53x14H 2008


Shown in english elm with white powder coat steel base, 60x42x18H 2010


1023 SLAB COFFEE TABLE


1017 FENCED IN COFFEE TABLE


Shown with blackened cast iron base and glass top, 41x27x14H 2006


Shown in reclaimed antique pine, 48x48x16H 2008


1052 PARKER COFFEE TABLE


1014 1X1 COFFEE TABLE


Shown in reclaimed snow fence with blackened steel base, 56x42x16 2010


Shown in locally collected reclaimed mixed dark wood with blackened steel base, 42x30x16H 2010


1013 PUZZLE LINE COFFEE TABLE


1080 STRIPER LINE COFFEE TABLE


Shown in locally collected reclaimed mixed dark wood with blackened steel base, 48x20x12H 2010


Shown in ebony walnut with hand cut zinc cherry blossom motif, 48x48x15H 2007


1012 SAKURA COFFEE TABLE


END TABLES



Shown in aqua lacquer, 16x16x16H 2008


1021 TRAY TABLE END TABLE


1053 OP ART TABLE END TABLES


Shown in aqua,flamingo,bright green screen print on wood top and powder coat steel base, 20Dx17H and 10Dx21.75H 2009


Shown in locally collected reclaimed mixed dark wood with blackened steel base, 14x14x18H 2008


1080 STRIPER LINE


1010 CUT OFF SIDE TABLE


Shown in natural walnut with blackened steel frame, 14x16x16H 2006


Shown in antique pine with zinc panel and “love someone� written in brass tacks, 12x14x16H 2007


1019 LOVE SOMEONE TABLE


1013 PUZZLE LINE CONSOLE


Shown in locally collected reclaimed walnut, 61x17x36H 2006


Shown in reclaimed snow fence pine with steel frame in bright green powder coat, sizes vary 2010


1074 SUMMER SNOW LINE




SEATING



1005 DK STEEL CHAIR


Shown in vintage fabric with blackened steel frame, 36x30x25H 2006


Shown in graphite urethane over vintage Louis xvi chair back and modern steel front, 17x17x34H 2009


1063 STANDARD CHAIR


1034 HULIHEE CHAIR Shown in reclaimed antique pine with blackened steel base, 17x18x31.75H 2008


1007 1X1 CHAIR

Shown in solid natural walnut with blackened steel base, 17x18x35H 2005


1008 MOO CHAIR Shown in vegetal tanned hide with blackened steel base, 17x18x31.75H 2007


1083 MOO BENCH Shown in vegetal tanned hide with blackened steel base, 48x17x16H 2007


1048 SLAB BENCH


Shown in locally milled claro walnut with blackened steel base, 96x15x17H 2009


Shown in locally collected reclaimed mixed dark wood with blackened steel base, 14x14x29H 2007


1035 PUZZLE BAR STOOL


1076 MASON STOOL


Shown in reclaimed antique pine with blackened steel base, 12.5x12.5x15H 2009


BEDS


Uhuru’s Redhook, Brooklyn studio


1047 ST PIERRE BED


Shown in locally milled claro walnut headboard with blackened steel base, standard king 2009


Shown in reclaimed snow fence headboard with blackened steel base, standard king 2009


1072 STREET WOOD BED


1025 1X3 BED


Shown in blackened steel and black webbing headboard with natural walnut base, standard king 2007


Shown in natural walnut with blackened steel frame, standard queen 2007


1057 CANOPY BED


STORAGE



Shown in leather with blackened steel frame, 82x18x34H 2010


1097 CAIRNS CREDENZA


1097 SUMMIT CREDENZA


Shown in locally milled black walnut, ebonized walnut and blackened steel base and door panels, 58X20X24H 2010


1064 SAKURA CUBE END TABLE


Shown in graphite lacquer and natural walnut with hand cut zinc cherry blossom motif, 30x18x20H 2007


Shown in mint lacquer with fsc ebony veneer and reclaimed sewing machine base, 26x13x62H 2007


1016 TOCADOR DRESSING TABLE


1050 OHANA BAR


Shown in locally collected reclaimed natural walnut with blackened steel frame, 36x16x42H 2008


ACCESSORIES



1026 STOOLEN LAMP Shown in locally collected reclaimed natural walnut with natural fiber shade, 19Dx26H 2007


1028 ANTIQUE MOD MIRROR Shown in partially antiqued mirror and black steel frame, 30x4x80H 2007


1030 PUZZLE MIRROR

Shown in locally collected reclaimed natural walnut with blackened steel, 28.5x1.5x40.5H 2007


1031 TREE STAND

Shown in locally collected reclaimed natural walnut with blackened steel, 16x16x72H 2005


exhibitions November 2010

Steven Kanner, FAIA: A Retrospective Exhibition Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles

October 2010

SHFT/pureDKNY Pop Up Gallery, Curating the Culture of Today’s Environment, Soho, New York

May 2010

NoHo Next: Annual Showcase of Emerging Designers Noho Design District, New York

May 2010

1x1, Eastern District Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

November 2009

Green Furniture Design, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

May 2009

Design for a Living World: Collaboration with Maya Lin Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York

May 2009

Uhuru Design, Eastern District gallery, Brooklyn, NY

April 2009

Hue Are You? Presented by the American Design Club, Future Perfect showroom and gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

September 2008

NYC Alumni RISD Biennial, at the Old American Can Factory Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY.

May 2006-07

Haute Green 2007, ICFF Satellite Gallery, New York, NY.

September 2005

Emergent: New Directions in Sustainable Art & Design RISD, Providence, Rhode Island.

trade shows May 2008-09

International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Jacob Javitts Center New York, NY. [www.icff.com]

May 2006-10 Brooklyn Designs, Saint Anne’s Warehouse, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. [www.brooklyndesigns.com] Museums & Permanent Collections A+D Museum, Los Angeles, CA Collections: Metal Stoolen. Since November 2010 New Museum, New York, NY Commission work: Lobby furniture. Since September 2010 Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, WI Collections: Decorative Arts: Metal and wooden Stoolen. Since June 2009 Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Collections: Decorative Arts: Standard Side Chair. Since June 2009 awards Surface magazine, Avant Guardian Award, Fall 2009 Brooklyn Designs, Best of Show, May 2010 Greenopia New York City, Distinguished Business, 2008-2009 Organic Architect, Organic Design Award in outstanding innovation and environmental responsibility in design, 2007


Uhuru founders Bill Hilgendorf (b.1979) and Jason Horvath (b.1978) in their Brooklyn studio.



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