More "not new" at The Foundry Buffalo

These mirrors are created by a gentleman who also works at Buffalo ReUse doing "green" demolition of buildings. With green demolition, as much of the building as possible is salvaged for resale at Buffalo ReUse (went there today, more about that in a future post). The reddish mirror is made from flooring at an old John Deere factory. The ones I liked were made with wood that still included bark. I think the spaces at The Foundry are free, or very low cost. They prefer neighborhood (East side), women/minority, and/or low-income individuals, but anyone can apply and if there is space, you have a good chance of getting it.

Everything at TheFoundryBuffalo.org appeared "not new."

All the member's cubbies appeared to be made from reclaimed materials. The doors were all hung in the same style (shown), eliminating need for "swing clearance." Here you can see the hanging mechanism was rigged together from old stuff. I believe this is the door to the cubby of the lady who raises llamas. She uses her space to clean, card, spin and loom the wool. Pretty neat. Check out The Foundry website for info on events that are open to the public.