In January I had the privilege of building tables for Madison’s new public library. This was an exciting project that featured 100% repurposed lumber from Wisconsin Urban Wood. Wisconsin Urban Wood is a nonprofit network of independent businesses, that partner across Wisconsin to process trees that normally would end up in a landfill. These local trees are removed because of insects, disease, or circumstances that could lead them to waste. WUW’s mission is networking the best use of fallen trees across Wisconsin communities. WUW arborists find suitable logs amongst those destined for removal, then transfer them to be milled into usable lumber. From there they are dried and sold to retail shops or directly to small businesses, like us. They are then developed into long-lived products like furniture, flooring, art, and architecture.
The Madison library project was unique for me as I usually create pieces for individual home use. Building the tables from urban lumber that come right from our neighborhoods and putting in right back into the community made it even more special. The library is a perfect home for the tables for everyone to enjoy for years. As a small local business that believes in sustainability our philosophy aligns closely with WUW. I’m happy to partner with WUW to help their effort of creating a market for urban wood. To learn more about WUW and their work, visit
Sit-Stand desks with urban ash wood tops.
Portable work stations with urban ash wood tops.