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Furniture from unwanted urban trees
Connecticut brothers Ted and Zeb Esselstyn, co-founders of City Bench, create one-of-a kind furniture from unwanted urban trees.
Each year, cities are forced to remove thousands of trees—some diseased, and some just due to maintenance. The vast majority are put into landfills or mulched, generating more than 16 million tons of green waste a year. City Bench intercepts these logs before they are dumped or chipped, transforming once-majestic oaks and evergreens into handcrafted tables, chairs and benches. Every piece City Bench creates has a story—its “birth certificate” is embedded in the wood.
ShadeFund provided Ted and Zeb a $20,000 loan for the purchase of a Wood-Mizer portable sawmill, so that they could continue to create these unique works of art.
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City Bench Featured on The New York Times
ShadeFund entrepreneur City Bench was featured on the New York Times print and now online edition More
110321-citybench~From Tree, to Farm, to Yale's Table
New Woodworking Company Saves Red Oaks From Landfill To Make Tables And Benches For Yale Farm... More
110318-citybench~Brothers bring new life to old New Haven oaks
NEW HAVEN — Two rather unremarkable red oaks have been transformed into objects of beauty, the luscious curve of their grain and even their urban scarring captured in a new dimension... More
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City Bench
Connecticut brothers Ted and Zeb Esselstyn, co-founders of City Bench, create one-of-a kind furniture from unwanted urban trees.
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A $25,000 loan helped City Bench acquired a Wood-Mizer portable sawmill to continue creating beautiful and unique works of art.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Higganum,CT
Fern Studios
Fern Studios sells stunning heirloom-quality tables, lamps and other furniture made from sustainably sourced American hardwoods.
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A $7,500 loan helped Fern purchase woodworking equipment & renovate space in a 19th century barn for permanent work space.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Germantown,NY
Trillium Pacific Millwork
Trillium Pacific Millwork turns signature woods of the Pacific Northwest into high-end, environmentally responsible retail products.
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A $20,000 loan helped Trillium purchase a $70,000 piece of woodworking equipment called a CNC router.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Wilsonville,OR
