Swing Prop

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This swing was made with reclaimed lumber for a film shoot for my friend Gabrielle Penebaz at www.thesainteve.com

a Re-Co Bklyn pedestal & a pair of benches

This pecan pedestal’s surface is very rich in colors and texture. This piece has sold but we are always on the look out for pieces as unique as this.

The boards making up these benches were cut from one solid block of hard pine …. the surface of which had been severely burned in a fire. After cleaning up the excess charcoal, a wonderful black alligator skin like texture was left behind. The proportions of  these benches are intended so that they can be turned on end and used as a lap top table or side table. This bench set along with a few other pieces were weather proofed with varnish and sold to a client for his roof top patio.

30″W x 19″H x 14″D

Snapshots from Bklyn Designs 2009

All the exhibitors rounded up after a successful weekend! The show drew a huge crowd.

Some quick shots right before breaking down the booth.

more raves for Boo-Coup

Agustina from DecoTotal raved about boo-coup, since it is in Spanish here is an english translation of her review courtesy of babelfish.

¡Gracias Agustina!

Haute Nature loves Boo-Coup!

Haute Nature is a sophisticated green blog with an eye on sustainable, stylish design, supporting ecologically based creative ideas, art & green products for your children, home and lifestyle.

Here is what Haute Nature says about Boo-Coup:

“Boo-Coup is an adorable bamboo line of children’s furniture by David Siegel in N.Y. Siegel focuses on creating the pieces from only sustainable and renewable materials. David’s awareness of hardwood harvesting and the impact that it has on the local and global environment, was reason to find materials with lower impact. The textures surfaces and bright colors lend a playful & joyful edge to the line.”

Thank you Haute Nature! and to green solutions Ecobcil for picking up on that feed along with Naturalpath on the Best in Green and Healthy Living.

GreenJeans highlights both Boo-Coup and Re-Co Bklyn

GreenJeans selected highlights of BRKLYN Designs 2009 included my bamboo line Boo-Coup. “Boo-Coup is using bamboo plywood and creating texture in the outer layer of the wood, then finishing it in bold crayola colors. Really fun and different.” as well as Re-Co Brooklyn!

Criss cross, flow, narrow flow, croc are some of these outer layers textures.

Turbulence and rope streak shown in cool colors (to the left) are also fun to touch.

Boo-Coup gets reviewed by 3rings!

Alicita Rodriguez from 3rings has posted a sweet review for my bamboo line of furniture bou-coup.com. Thank you Alicita! You can read all about it here on 3rings, the Product Blog for Architecture + Design. To see my complete line of my bamboo designs, visit boo-coup.com

Boo-Coup selected for the ‘09 BKLYN DESIGNS Show

Boo-Coup & Re-Co are selected for the ‘09 BKLYN DESIGNS Show !

Running May 8-10 at St Anne’s Warehouse in Dumbo and kicking off New York Design Week, this show is expected to pull roughly 6500 visitors over it’s weekend run. BKLYN DESIGNS is sponsored by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, as well as the likes of dwell magazine, Pratt Institute, New York Magazine and Benjamin Moore. A jury was appointed to select 45 of brooklyn’s top designers; the show will feature the hottest, freshest and most innovative contemporary furniture, lighting, carpet, flooring and wall coverings designed by both new and veteran exhibitors. Being a part of such an amazing event is like a godsend for both BOO-COUP and RE-CO BKLYN, as we are such a young companies, and we are absolutely over the moon about this opportunity.

Part of the BOO-COUP Press Kit

BOU-COUP Press Sheet

and here is Re-Co Bklyn’s

RE-CO BKLYN press sheet

all designed by Isabelle Sigal at Astrobelle.com, including the awesome RE-CO logo!

RE-CO BKLYN launches…

The reclaimed lumber project has grown into RE-CO BKLYN! Check out its blog at re-co-bklyn.blogspot.com. You will be able to shop for these unique green pieces at A+G MERCH as of May 1st!

Reclaimed lumber projects

Reclaimed lumber projects

This is a collaborative project using only reclaimed and recycled lumber working with 3 other awesome 3rd Ward guys. Roger Benton ( Benton custom), Yas Ikuma, and  Zack Schlossberg ( Loft Men ). Links on side.

This photograph taken by Rogers wife.