

A substantial coffee table with a hand-welded blackened steel base and a unique top crafted from reclaimed Walnut flooring or Oak.
Dimensions: 60”L x 24”W x 16”H
Price: $525


A substantial coffee table with a hand-welded blackened steel base and a unique top crafted from reclaimed Walnut flooring or Oak.
Dimensions: 60”L x 24”W x 16”H
Price: $525
Chicago Youth Centers is Chicago’s largest independent, locally based, multi-site youth services organization, dedicated to improving the lives of low-income, at-risk children and teens through a variety of innovative and effective programs with neighborhood centers on the south and west sides of Chicago. The South Shore located Rebecca K Crown Center received a grant to renovate their outdated and non ADA compliant entry from Designs 4 Dignity, a design based nonprofit that transforms existing non-profit spaces through pro bono design services and in-kind donations. Partnering with architects from LATENT DESIGN, and design build team ICON MODERN, the Rebecca K Crown Center entry now reflects the youthful and innovative programming offered through an entry renovation that repurposes reclaimed wood from Rebuilding Exchange. The design team coordinated and participated in volunteer workdays to keep the two-week project on time and under the $20,000 construction budget. The final design improves lines of sight to the interior hallways and exterior entry, increases seating for families and children, improves traffic flows and eliminates bottlenecks from the gymnasium adjacent to the entry while incorporating key inspirational elements core to the CYC mission and center identity; youth created mosaic, trophy case and fish tank.
http://www.designsfordignity.org/ http://www.chicagoyouthcenters.org http://latentdesign.net http://www.iconmodern.com/
Custom pie boxes made from reclaimed pine for Bang Bang Pie Shop in Logan Square.

Lovely reclaimed pine cabinet / record shelf.
Excellent article from the Wall Street Journal on the benefits of deconstruction as an alternative to demolition.
It’s a growing field and Rebuilding Exchange is just one facet of it!
If you pledged on our Kickstarter and would like to print a holiday gift card to go with your reward just click on the appropriate link below and follow these instructions:
1) Your link will open in a new page; scroll down a bit past the ads and you will see the image of your PDF. 2) Click the red “download” button under the image. 3) Enter the security code and then click “download document”. 4) Print and Enjoy!
Happy Holidays Friends!!!
[I](Modular System Holiday Card)
[II](Modular System Reclaimed Card)
[III](Wall Clock Card)
[IV](Bottle Opener Card)
Creative Customer Project After several trips to the RX, Godfrey put all the treasures he purchased together to complete his bathroom renovation. The live edge shelf he purchased here was coated several times with teak oil and is shedding water nicely. It is lit underneath with LED lights. The stem of the light and chrome base that he purchased at the RX was creatively up-cycled by adding a shade made our of a bird feeder and some beach glass. Well done Godfrey!
Each summer, the Firebelly Design studio closes for 10 days at the end of June to hold their annual Camp Firebelly. Students and recent graduates apply to take part, live at the studio and work with the Firebelly team tackling social issues and causes that can be aided through good design and focused efforts.
Our friends at Camp Firebelly recently completed a creative side project constructing an alphabet as part of the You Are Beautiful campaign. With guidance from the You Are Beautiful crew, materials, space and build time offered from Rebuilding Exchange, each “camper” and Firebelly team member muscled up to construct one letter. The two days spent planning, learning and making yielded gorgeous results that will be installed in the public space.
Firebelly Design is responsible for all of our fantastic new branding here at the RX and we are proud and thankful to work together with them to spread such a positive message. Keep up the good work Firebelly!!!
For details and more photos: (http://www.behance.net/gallery/You-Are-Beautiful-U/4738615)
We are pleased to announce on Nov 21st the Demolition Debris Diversion Ordinance went into effect which requires demolition contractors working in suburban and unincorporated Cook County to recycle 70 percent of their debris for all demolition projects. And includes a 5% reuse requirement for residential projects!
Get the scoop here! http://www.chicagotalks.org/2012/12/17/the-rebuilding-exchange/