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

Some designers just get that there is a greener way to do things

Hello Greenies! Green Ox here coming to you from the cyberPasture, reporting on desinger Clayton Oxford who gets that green design is the way of the future!

Some designers just get that there is a greener way to do things. Greener materials, smarter manufacturing, and designing for efficiency longevity are a few of these hallmarks; they're all embraced by Durham, NC- based designer and furniture manufacturer, Clayton Oxford. Take the Monkey Pod Wood Contemporary Bar stool (pictured), for example: the wood -- Monkey Pod-- is sourced from sustainable forests. His design offices are housed in the Golden Belt, a golden LEED certified building.

Clayton has an interesting take on sustainability: "We increasingly make objects that are worth less than ever before. In a one way conveyor belt, natural resources are being depleted to make objects that drift into landfill sites, piling up and often polluting...Instead of a conveyor belt system we must model our production methods on natural systems...".

We like the conveyor belt metaphor, and are glad to see he's producing objects that won't be hopping off the end of the belt any time soon. Hit the jump to see more examples of his work. via ::Design Spotter