Seattle’s Urban Hardwoods make furniture with a variety of reclaimed woods, primarily urban trees felled for a variety of reasons, from disease to construction to weather. Some of their work is very contemporary in design, but even if modern isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of beautiful grain and hand-work to see on their site.
Urban Hardwoods was founded in 2002 to reclaim urban trees and to make
enduring furniture that honors the natural beauty of the wood. (The company) grew naturally out of the vision of … founder Jim Newsom, who began salvaging beached logs with his tugboat from the
shores of Elliot Bay in the late 1990s. What he discovered in the
process of acquiring and using urban wood is the incredible beauty of
local trees. Combining these materials with fresh designs and
exceptional craftsmanship is a synergistic endeavor with delightful
results.