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.

Modern furniture with a timeless appeal and the warmth of solid wood is the unmistakable trademark of Matthew Hilton. Inspired by the strong forms of Spain's characteristic objects, his wood chair collection is infused with an inherent sculptural quality that verges on art. Until Hilton's recent collaboration with De La Espada, this collection was available in limited quantities. De La Espada specializes in hand crafting and traditional construction methods and is able to mass produce this collection while maintaining the detail.

David Trubridge is a designer from New Zealand whose practice is based on a deep understanding of materials, gained through decades of hand-crafting furniture. His concern for sustainability and preservation of the environment has led him to work exclusively with low impact, natural materials. Inspired by the age old tradition of boat making that still exists in nearby Pacific cultures, his signature pieces feature American white ash fixed over internal frames of hoop pine. With fabulous sculptural lines, each is a unique piece of art.

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.