Part of the Coney Island Line by Uhuru Design, the Cyclone Lounger is inspired by the Cyclone Rollercoaster, one of the last functional rides left at Coney Island.

With a powder coated steel base that is laser cut to create modern lines, the Cyclone Lounger has a reclaimed wood seat. The wood is reclaimed from the demolished boardwalk that was once at Coney Island. The Cyclone Lounger is hand built to order, and is numbered and signed by the maker, Red Hook Brooklyn.

Uhuru Design, the design team behind the Cyclone Lounger and the Coney Island Line, opened in 2004 by Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf. Similar to the Cyclone Lounger, the other items in the Coney Island Line are inspired by aspects of Coney Island and made from reclaimed materials from the are. To view more of their designs, as well as the Coney Island Line, head to their website at http://www.uhurudesign.com.

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Charles Constantine is a Brooklyn-based designer who has a Bachelor’s degree in sculpture and a Master’s degree in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. He has an interest in the American funeral ritual, and a passion for bringing awareness to the green funeral movement. This has sparked an ongoing project called “Life Goes On Until it Doesn’t.” Aero Lounge The Aero Lounge for Tides Outdoor Furniture is folded out of a single 4 ‘x 8′ sheet of aluminum, which minimizes labor, while ensuring minimum variance between finished pieces.

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Stanley Ruiz is a Brooklyn, NY based product designer and media artist with an extensive background in craft design and production. In his works, he fuses the industrial with the natural to bring about new meaning and interpretation to familiar object archetypes. His work espouses an unusual material aesthetic and a raw feel derived from a deep interest and devotion to traditional handicrafts. He has exhibited in Talents at Ambiente–Frankfurt, MACEF in Milan, A+ at Accent on Design-NY Gift Fair, University of Art & Design Helsinki, ICFF, Designboom Mart, Dwell on Design, and Maison & Objet in Paris, where he received the Coup De Coeur award in 2008

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