Wholestory Collective turns discarded banana plants from Nicaraguan farms into handwoven wicker furniture and storage pieces. Its artisans use weaving techniques passed down for more than a century, while fair-trade employment supports local communities. The company says it has recycled more than 5,000 banana plants, partnered with over 100 artisans, and helped fund five homes in rural Nicaragua through 10% of proceeds.
Bielecky Brothers IncSince 1903, Bielecky Brothers has handcrafted custom wicker, rattan, and cane furniture in its Queens, New York factory. Founded by Polish emigrants Andrew and Conrad Bielecky as a small wicker-chair shop, the company remains known for furniture made by skilled artisans for the trade, including pieces designed to become family heirlooms. Bielecky Brothers also restores and reupholsters wicker and rattan furniture, including work made by other manufacturers.FLUSHING, NY
FN FurnitureArtist and woodworker Ken Landauer founded FN Furniture in 2017, building a Hudson Valley company around affordable, comfortable design with an activist’s zero-waste approach. Its furniture is locally fabricated from carefully nested plywood or recycled plastic parts, leaving almost nothing behind from each sheet. The work has been installed in museums including New York’s Museum of Arts and Design and the Tang Museum.STONE RIDGE, NY
bzb designsbzb designs is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based textile designer that creates handwoven recycled accessories for you and your home. The company makes woven goods from salvaged t-shirts, slicing them into continuous strips and weaving the t-shirt yarn on an upright tapestry loom. The woven fabric is then sewn into pillows, purses, rugs, or mounted for wall hangings.HYATTSVILLE, MD