Duo re-fabs waste to furniture

They have a green dream. Two New Yorkers are scouting the South Bronx for a place to start up an innovative company that will turn discarded wood and construction materials into furniture for sale. Read…

Lowly plywood bent into high-end furniture

Zahid Sardar Plywood, a strong, low-cost board composed of glued-together, crisscrossed strips of waste wood, rose in popularity after World War II and became a building staple. Midcentury furniture designers Ray and Charles Eames began…

Creating enviro-friendly furniture

BY LU ANN FRANKLIN -Times Correspondent Indigenous to the Indiana Dunes, the prickly pear is a member of the cactus family. It's also the name of a company run by two artisan entrepreneurs who have…

Outdoor furniture law moves forward

By Lynn Zerschling | SIOUX CITY -- City Councilman Brent Hoffman said landlords and neighborhood representatives convinced him there is a need for the city to regulate the types of furniture people keep outside. Read…