54Dean is a Brooklyn based design duo making some remarkable furniture. The studio’s Georgie Bench (named after George Nelson’s famous slat bench), is made with sustainability in mind, thanks to a waste conscious construction process and building materials consisting of nothing but bamboo and stainless steel.
Proof once again that style and sustainability can go hand-in-hand!
Posted by Brian Corcoran
+0Good question anjie - I’ve dropped 54Dean an email to get some further info - we’ll post it up as soon as we hear back.
+0From Paul at 54Dean:
As to your question, the process used to manufacture the Georgie table
is waste conscious in the sense that rather than simply CNCing the ribs
that comprise the bench out of large sheet goods (which would be
faster, but more wasteful) the rib’s shapes are first roughly glued up,
then CNCed. The only bi-product is sawdust (no cut-offs).
Thanks so much for your interest in our product. Feel free to ask any
follow-up questions.
All the best,
Paul
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hey jill.
so how is the construction process waste conscious?