About Uhuru Design
Uhuru is a multi-disciplinary design firm based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Founded in 2004, Uhuru began as a high-end custom furniture design and build company with a focus on timeless, sustainable design. Since its inception, Uhuru has established itself as as one of America’s most innovative design firms and an icon of Brooklyn. Leading the vanguard of New American Design, Uhuru’s pieces have been placed in the Smithsonian and Brooklyn Museum‘s permanent collections. Uhuru believes that each piece conceived, designed, and produced should add to a greater good in the world.
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Featured Pieces
Tack Console in Brass, Antique Brass
Located in Denver, PA
The Tack Console explores the nuances of minimal planes, angles, and intersections. Made from powder-coated aluminum that is seamlessly welded together, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Stitch Y Coffee Table
By Uhuru Design
Located in Denver, PA
The Stitch Y coffee table showcases the rich grain of gorgeous slab. Each coffee table embraces the slab's naturally occurring crotch, a pocket located at the bottom of a point of connection, between two or more tree limbs or tree trunks.
The Y-shaped slab are reinforced with X-shaped brass stitches. The inset stitches beautifully contrast the tones of the slab, highlighting the natural beauty of the wood and the functionality of the stitches. The base frame is customized to elegantly brace the natural Y-shape slab in powder coated steel for a minimal yet stunning appeal.
Our slabs are locally milled, dried, and come from sustainably harvested trees. Grain, color and natural characteristics vary from slab to slab, making each Stitch coffee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stitch Coffee Table in Big Leaf Maple
By Uhuru Design
Located in Denver, PA
The Stitch coffee table showcases the rich grain of gorgeous Big Leaf Maple slab. Each coffee table embraces walnut's naturally occurring checks, which a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stitch Coffee Table in Walnut
By Uhuru Design
Located in Denver, PA
The Stitch coffee table showcases the rich grain of gorgeous walnut slab. Each coffee table embraces walnut's naturally occurring checks, which are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
St. Pierre King Bed, Bleached Maple Slab Headboard and Built in Nightstands
By Uhuru Design
Located in Denver, PA
The St. Pierre bed headboard is crafted from a one-of-a-kind hardwood slab. Headboard width and height varies based on available slab dimensions. The bed frame is available in metal ...
Category
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel
Cairns Credenza 80"
By Uhuru Design, Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
Two of our favorite materials, leather and steel, come together in the Cairns Credenza. This luxe console or media unit combines leather-clad surfaces with a steel frame. Four drawer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel
Cairns Credenza 60"
By Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
Two of our favorite materials, leather and steel, come together in the Cairns Credenza. This luxe console or media unit combines leather-clad surfaces with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel
DK Ottoman
Located in Denver, PA
The DK Collection provides luxurious comfort in a minimalist design. Inspired by traditional Danish lounge chairs, the frame of the DK Ottoman is crafted from steel and designed to m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Steel
DK Chair
Located in Denver, PA
The DK collection provides luxurious comfort in a minimalist design. Inspired by traditional Danish lounge chairs, the legs of the DK chair are crafted from steel, and seamlessly con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Hono Stool, White Washed
By Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
This Hono stool is a white washed version of our original charred Hono. These Hono stools are meticulously hand-finished, brushed with a finish to reveal it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Hono Stool
By Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
The Hono stool started with our rediscovery of Shou Sugi Ban, an ancient Japanese burning technique that preserves wood through charring. Inspired by the me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Bilge Lounge Chair
By Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
The Bilge lounge chair is made from reclaimed bourbon barrel staves from Kentucky and recycled leaf springs from New York City fire trucks. First, the n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
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