Most people don’t consider trips to the dumpster as creative. They toss construction material like ripped up boards and discarded flooring into landfills without a second thought. It is all garbage to them. Not to Joe Canelos though. Joseph “Joe” Canelos turns this garbage into design. Canelos repurposes these materials into his designs for custom-made furniture pieces in hopes they will become cherished heirlooms that will last long into the future.

A master craftsperson, Canelos has established a business, Canelos Studio, which sources from demolitions and discarded material waste at places such as flooring companies. From these materials, he designs and fashions what he calls “lasting pieces of functional art” for the home. He is committed to sustainability and community, and producing

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