Maku EcoShop Sustainable Ranch (Bucky and Fred have some new Friends!)

You've met 2 of our best sellers Fred and Bucky on the EcoShop now check out a couple of new additions to proverbial Maku EcoShop sustainable Ranch.

Kenana Knitter Critters hail from the far off reaches of Kenya.

These little guys are not your ordinary stuffed animals, Kenana Critters are brought to us from a fantastic Fair Trade collective in rural Kenya!

Members of the group gather wool from the Kenana farm, then wash and dye it using natural plants before it is spun into yarn on old bicycle tires. Talented hands turn the yarn into these special handknit characters.

Party Panda



Funky Monkey



Precious Polar Bear (did you know that a Polar Bears skin is black and their hair is clear and hollow to filter the artic sunlight and help warm them...)

Welcome Bambeco.com

A quick high five to the crew at Bambeco.com! Check out the site and products, they are just starting to ramp up for the spring / summer months and will be adding new products weekly.

Of course they have a bunch of Maku Furniture ready to go!! Check out the Maku Coffee Table, Maku Side Table, and Maku Chaise Lounge that are featured front and center!

Even more Custom love... - Vernare

Check out this rad little custom dining table that just arrived for our top retail partner in LA - Vernare. As with all Maku Furniture pieces this table and chairs is made from 100% reclaimed / repurposed wood. Meaning no live trees are cut down to make our furniture. The wood we use comes from buildings that are being renovated or torn down. Leaving more trees to clean the air and less junk in landfills. sounds like a win win!




We shot these photos in the garden right outside their showroom in the heart of west hollywood just off Melrose. It's such a cool little tranquil getaway that you would never know you are smack in the middle of one of the largest cities in the world...

Evo Lofts L.A.

Check out these Custom Maku table tops we made for a designer that is showcasing a bunch of product at the EVO lofts in Downtown L.A. If anybody is intersted in custom projects Maku is your go to. We can do anything custom no matter the quantity.

Big thanks to Menzie and Dan for working with Maku Furniture on this project!

Arbus Magazine

The Maku LE Lounge Chair is Featured in the newest issue of Arbus Magazine. Many thanks to Shaan @ Nest Living for getting some Maku love in this killer zine!

Pics from Nest Living

Check out these shots of the Maku Lounge Chair and the Maku Side Table that Shaan from Nest Living in Jacksonville Fl sent in of his new store. Looks great and we are stoked to be represented in such a great space!! If anybody is in the Jacksonville area be sure to stop by and say hello to the Nest Living crew.

Reclaimed Wood production...

As you know at Maku Furniture we use only 100% reclaimed woods throughout our entire collection. Here are a couple of pics of the raw reclaimed wood before and during processing. It's hard to imagine that this these old beams will turn into beautiful outdoor furniture!

By the way, we have put a full analysis on the benefits of using reclaimed woods and as soon as we put a few finishing touches to it we'll post it up for all to see. Pretty much it boils down to this -
For every production run of 100 pcs in the maku collection using Reclaimed wood, Maku preserves 14.72 acres of plantation grown trees absorbing over 36,800 lbs of CO2 and toxins from the air! pretty cool eh!?!

These Beams were taken from a building that was torn down in favor of more modern construction materials.


This is the wood after it has gone through first processing and has been cut down into workable pieces to build Maku furniture.


These are slats for the Maku lounge chair and Maku chaise lounge!

Stuctured Green

Mike from Structured Green in Savannah GA sent us these killer pics of their new store. If you are in or around the Savannah area you definitely have to go by and check them out. For all their info click on the "Where to buy" page on the Maku website. And if you want to buy some Maku pieces from Strutured Green they have the Maku Lounge Chair, Maku Side Table and Maku Chaise in stock!

Maku makes #6 on the Chicago Tribune Eco List!

Check it out, the Chicago Tribune lists Maku Furniture as #6 out of 20 ways to live green. Even our friends over at Carlsbadistan picked up on the story!

If you are in the Chicago area be sure to stop by Orange Skin and say hello and find out the latest and greatest in the world of modern design.

Welcome Nest Living!

Welcome to the newest Maku Furniture partner, Nest Living. Shaan and crew have a cool little store in Jacksonville Florida and we are stoked to be working with them!

Here's a big high 5 to Nest Living!

Structured Green Grand Opening!

This Saturday April 19th (3 days before Earth Day 2008!) Savannah's first sustainable living showroom opens. Maku Furniture is proud to be one of the key brands represented in Structured Green so stop by and check out the Maku Lounge Chairs and Maku Chaise lounge that Mike and Raquel have in stock. You can also special order any pieces in the collection that are not in stock.

A BIG HIGH5 to the entire crew @ Structured Green and best wishes for a successful opening!

Better Living Show - Portland

Our good friend Dennis from Eclectic Home in Portland sent in this shot of the Maku Dining Collection from the Better Living show last weekend. Dennis and Eclectic Home continue to set the standard for Sustainable Furniture Retailing in the NW and it is great to have him as part of the Maku Furniture Family!

Check the Eclectic Home blog for more updates.