Founded by textile designer Ritva Puotila and Mikko Puotila, Woodnotes is a Finnish design company specializing in the development and refinement of spun paper yarn. A sustainable and renewable natural material derived from wood, paper yarn is used in the production of all of Woodnotes products. Their My and Roo lounge chairs are designed for casual lounge environments and are very similar to the feel of a bean bag. The slip cover, made of paper yarn cotton fabric, is removable and available in eight fabulous neutral colors.

Taking its name from the German word for "drawers",schubLaden is a unique shop in the Berlin-Kreuzberg´s Graefedistrict that is devoted solely to creating new furniture from unmated vintage drawers. A wonderful mix of modern and antique, schubLaden designs and builds shells to encapsulate the repurposed drawers. In order to contrast with the rich patina of the drawers these shells are designed to be minimalist in nature. Each unique furniture piece is signed, numbered and features drawers that tell a story all their own.

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.

Founded by Bill Hilgendorf and Jason Horvath, Uhuru is a small design + build furniture company that loves to reclaim, recycle and repurpose all those materials that others see as unwanted junk. They design and build each original piece of furniture by hand in their Red Hook Brooklyn studio utilizing unconventional materials with minimal environmental impact. As the result of incredible detailing, their furniture designs balance the idiosyncrasies of nature with a playful take on progressive modernism.