Launched in 2004 by Australian designers Matthew Butler and Helen Punton, Zaishu Design Studio uses furniture design to celebrate culture and foster social unity. Their Zaishu seat/table, inspired by the slotted wood beams found in Japanese Buddhist temples, is designed using five interconnecting panels. Instigating a global art movement, the studio has collaborated with Indian sign-writers, graffiti artists, tribal artists and school children in the creation of Zaishu's ornately designed hand-painted and silk-screened panels.

Boris Bally is an working artist who re-purposes vintage industrial street signs into innovative, witty and sometimes thought provoking objects of art. His signature furniture collection displays the perfect melding of artistry with craft as each piece is expertly hand-fabricated in his Rhode Island studio. Often regarded as a celebration of the "raw American street aesthetic", Boris Bally's furniture goes much further than aesthetics; his pieces exemplify how exciting and colorful the road to sustainability can be.