Uhuru Design

Uhuru is a design + build furniture company dedicated to sustainability and timeless design. Uhuru builds each piece by hand in their Red Hook Brooklyn workshop. Uhuru makes pieces that are beautiful in their simplicity with an acute awareness of materials, and craft. Many of the items Uhuru creates, utilize materials that have been reclaimed, recycled, repurposed, reused or otherwise rejected from their original function. 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 and social sustainability.