Mike Jarvi
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Bench
Oak from Cicago urban forest

For Mike Jarvi, efficiency informs design. Jarvi sources his wood locally, often from urban harvested timber. After a series of initial large-scale saw cuts to a single log, he employs a dramatic steam-bending process to create one-of-a-kind tables and benches. No additional pieces of wood or metal fasteners are used.

Greenplay
Chicago, IL
Glider Activity Station
MDF plywood
Donated by Greenplay

Greenplay has pioneered the concept of freecycling. When consumers have moved, or simply outgrown their objects, the company will take their furniture back, free of charge, and pass it onto people in need. Freecycling is both socially and environmentally sustainable.