Temescal Tables - Reclaimed Furniture Design
Franklin, Michigan
THE CHALLENGE
Temescal Tables are the embodiment of sustainable furniture design and manufacturing. Each table’s raw materials have been carefully selected from meaningful sources, ensuring that the collection is fundamentally sustainable.
Temescal tables are meticulously designed and handcrafted using thoughtfully curated reclaimed materials from across the world. By choosing these significant sources, the collection prevents beautiful raw materials from ending up in landfills, preserving their history and embodied energy for future use.
Creating unique one-of-a-kind tables from concept to completion using strictly reclaimed materials selected from around the world was Temescal’s core intention with this artful furniture collection.
Project Details
Role
Furniture Design
Sourcing Management
Concept + Creative Direction
Collaborators
Architectural Salvage Warehouse
Smink Studio
Pewabic Tiles
The Cadillac Reclaimed Table
The Cadillac Reclaimed Side Table is constructed from wood presses originally used at the 1900s Hudson Car Stamping factory in Detroit. This factory, renowned for producing Cadillac's metal body panels, used custom wood presses that have imparted each piece with a century’s worth of unique character and beauty.
The Hamtramck Stadium Reclaimed Table
The Hamtramck Stadium Reclaimed Side Table is handcrafted from the original stadium bleachers, embodying the rich spirit and historical significance of this landmark. Built in 1930, Hamtramck Stadium is one of the last remaining Negro League baseball stadiums.
The Metallic Pewabic Reclaimed Table
The Pewabic Reclaimed Table’s top is adorned with nine handcrafted, dead-stock authentic Pewabic tiles from the original Detroit factory, used in the Detroit Metro Airport’s recent renovation. Each 4” x 4” tile, with its metallic custom glaze, infuses the table with a vibrant, modern artistic touch.
Handcrafted + Reclaimed Materials
Upcycled woods from spaces and factories of the past, paired with dead-stock remnant tiles from across the globe,
these artful tables are meticulously designed and handcrafted using reclaimed materials.
The Original Cadillac Car Stamping Wood Presses
The woods sourced for Temescal’s tables are from the Car presses originally used at the 1900s Hudson Car Stamping factory in Detroit.
This factory, renowned for producing Cadillac's metal body panels, used custom wood presses
that have imparted each piece with a century’s worth of unique character and beauty.
The Hamtramck Stadium’s Bleachers
The woods sourced for Temescal’s tables are from the handcrafted from the original Hamtramck Stadium bleachers,
embodying the rich spirit and historical significance of this landmark.
Built in 1930, Hamtramck Stadium is one of the last remaining Negro League baseball stadiums.
Upcycled Furniture
Elevate any living space with these statement-making side or end tables, a masterful blend of craftsmanship and sustainable design.
Featuring meticulously handcrafted reclaimed tiles with a strong historic wood structure,
these unique furniture pieces are sophisticated, historically important, and visually captivating.
