MEMBER FOLLOW-UP // David Yepez Featured In American Craft Magazine

You may have met woodworker and 3rd Ward member David Yepez in our PLAY NOW video back in June.  Yepez quit his job to join 3rd Ward and pursue his passion.  His Mingei Table -- made entirely from local wood -- was featured in the Aug/Sept 2011 issue of American Craft Magazine.  As were his words:

"As a furniture maker, I find the most important current events are the local movements in the New York City area.  My colleagues and I have made a conscious effort to only use locally available hardwood, lowering our carbon footprint by eliminating countless gallons of gas used by getting wood to our door."

You can read the entire article here and be sure to visit the website for his new furniture collective Re-Co Bklyn.  By partnering with local arborists, the three craftsmen involved can find out when a tree must be removed.  Rather than letting it be chipped and thrown in a landfill, they mill it for their unique and eclectic pieces.

-- Margaux Weisman