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Ben Uyeda, A05 Studio Team Up to Launch Sustainable, Tool-Free Flatpack Furniture Brand

By Rain Noe - August 26, 2020

in Furniture Design

Architect/furniture designer Ben Uyeda of HomeMade Modern is teaming up with design/build firm A05 Studio to release a new sustainable furniture brand called Hoek Home. At this point information is light--the brand won't launch until October--but judging by the sneak peek, it looks like they'll be doing lightweight, flatpack furniture without the Allen keys:

"Our patented system allows you to assemble sturdy modern furniture in less than 60 seconds NO TOOLS REQUIRED!" Uyeda writes. "It's made in the USA out of sustainably minded materials like 100% recycled HDPE plastic and FSC certified plywood from our friends @purebond."

At press time Hoek Home's website had a "get notified" link and little else, but their Instagram has a few teaser photos.

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Zach W

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also what is the point of "flat-pack" if the legs are just stuck on the back of the table? Wouldn't a hinge-and-latch system also do the same job and use waaaaaay less material? I'm not seeing the point of a huge molded plastic underside just to "hold the legs"....

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Zach W

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It's made from recycled parts, but how easy is it to recycle the table?? Looks like you've bonded a giant piece of molded plastic to the bottom of a tabletop...... if the table breaks does the whole thing go in the garbage?

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