About us
Download our portfolio, updated July 2024
Found & Fixed Hudson Valley diverts furniture from the landfill by repairing, refinishing, and repainting damaged wood pieces.
We launched our worker cooperative in 2022 to combat the 12 million tons of furniture that goes into landfills each year in the United States. Through our work, we give new life to old pieces while also providing sustainable, cost-competitive alternatives to big box stores.
Where possible, we use sustainable and eco-friendly products on our pieces such as non-toxic paint, strippers and sealing agents.
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Justine
Justine has a background in non-profit and social-enterprise management. She holds an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College, is a SUNY Geneseo grad, and a member of the Pacific Crest Trail class of 2020. Justine has lived, worked, or traveled to 33 different countries over the last 15 years. In addition to furniture upcycling, she teaches a course on sustainable business and does strategic planning consulting. When not working, she rock climbs, hikes, and works on her off-grid cabin with her partner and dog.
Gabriel
Gabriel is a Newburgh resident and SUNY Purchase grad. Aside from being an avid ska music enthusiast and trumpet player, he has a multifaceted background ranging from over a decade graphic design and print production to event management and music engineering. Gabriel has 9 years of woodworking experience primarily focused on reusing and repurposing old materials.
Lauren “LO”
Lo attended Drexel University’s College of Media Arts and Design and is an avid sewist, creating pieces from vintage, up-cycled, and commercial waste textiles under the name Lo & Slow Soft Goods. She completed her BA at Eugene Lang and has varied experience in theater, film, photography, administration, and hospitality. She lives in Kingston, where she loves thrifting, cooking for friends, and an occasional dirty martini.
Hannah
Hannah has an eclectic background ranging from engineering and construction management to commercial fishing, farming, and woodworking. She holds two engineering degrees from the University of Alaska. After growing up in Michigan and roaming the US for many years, she now calls the Hudson Valley home where she loves to explore the Gunks with her cats, rollerblade rail trails, and renovate her 1920’s home.
Lauren “LV”
Though she's worked as a full-time marketing consultant for the last four years, LV is a culinary school grad and a trained sommelier. She's had stints doing improv comedy, novice competitive body building, podcasting, but her heart lies in DIY-ing. She's inspired by garbage heaps and fresh paint. LV loves French wine, exploring new neighborhoods, her rescue cat (Clover), making playlists, organizing events, and helping businesses thrive in the Hudson Valley.
SUSANNAH
Susannah's background is in arts entrepreneurship and sustainability, as well as business strategy, marketing and communications. She's a strong believer in shared leadership and cooperative structures. Susannah has been upcycling interesting materials like sails for over a decade and dove into woodworking as she did a green renovation on her house in Clermont, NY. She attended Bard undergrad and now lives in Columbia County with her five year old daughter and husky, Guinness. When not at work, she enjoys writing, sailing, and being in her garden.