Scraps Make Perrrfect!: Kitty Katson shows the Green Ox how excess makes beauty

Hello Greenies! The Green Ox here, reporting to you from the cyberPasture with Kitty Katson, a furniture store owner. Kitty is here to tell us how excess makes beauty. Hi Kitty, thanks for joining us.

Thanks for having me, Mr. Green Ox. In my store, Purrrfect Pretty re-Purposed Furniture, we look for pieces that make a functional piece of furniture from scraps or left overs. For example, with New Makers' Wild Fire Side Table, scraps of Acacia Wood are put together to create a random assortment of color. The scraps of wood are collected from surrounding detritus.



Similarly, Clayton Oxford's Recycled Rosewood Contemporary Chair takes scraps of wood from surrounding factories to piece together a beautifully designed minimalist chair.



Recycled Rosewood Occasional Dining Chair
ITEM #: CO08-078

DESCRIPTION: By collecting the byproduct or wasted rosewood pieces and strips from surrounding factories around the are where this item is manufactured, the pieces are then re-manufactured, into a proper size for this item, and finished in an eco-friendly non VOC based oil for protection and restoration of the woods natural beauty.

The Chair is pieced together by hand from scraps, making it not only a sustainable environmentally product, but at the same time, the natural beauty of the materials used make it equally aesthically pleasing.


The recycled rosewood strip occasional accent dining chair has a minimalist design to fit into a variety of home decor styles. Mixed with the contemporary look, this accent chair makes a stunning statement in any interior space.

Each Recyced Rosewood Chair is slightly unique given the high quality natrual materials used in producing this item. Designed by nature, and crafted by hand, the rich colors of the natural rosewood make for a stunning accent seating furniture design.

MEASUREMENTS:20"w x 18"d x 46"h

Who is the Green Ox?

Reporting to you from the Cyber Pasture, here is the GREEN OX!

"Hello Greenies! Today I decided to take my keen observations of green design to the masses. I am a grumpy, hardworking Ox who has decided to devote my life to sustainable design. Why?, you ask...I am grumpy because I am allergic to "throw away" furniture...whether the design is sleek (ikea) , it's still a temporary piece that will be chipped, banged, and tossed to the curb.

There is another type of furniture I am allergic to: Mass-produced and design-blind furniture. This type of furniture abounds in places that say, "Come in and by this room full of furniture and we will give you a flat screen tv." Most of this mass-produced furniture comes from a planet I call Hiena. Now, there is nothing wrong with Hiena as a planet, and if there were, I don't give a rat's patootie!

My only concern is furniture, not just furniture, GREEN FURNITURE, and not just green furniture, HIGH DESIGN (beautiful) GREEN (sustainable) FURNITURE (art objects). Well, now that you know me, check out some furniture I love! www.claytonoxford.com "