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We're helping 'Build UP' @LA Compost!

We're helping 'Build UP' @LA Compost!

August 17, 2022

Would Works Community Builders Program (CBP) recently partnered with the local non-profit LA Compost (LAC) to create wood structures and compost related objects for LAC hubs. Check out our first project--a set of 22 compost sifters!

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Our Benches @ Willowbrook Permanent Supportive Housing Site

Our Benches @ Willowbrook Permanent Supportive Housing Site

July 28, 2022

Our Community Builders just completed their first commission--a fleet of eight custom built entry-way benches for the Willowbrook, a permanent supportive housing site in South LA.

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Community Builders Program Launches with Benches for RNLA

Community Builders Program Launches with Benches for RNLA

April 05, 2022

Would Works' new Community Builders Program is building outdoor furniture for the Willowbrook--a new permanent supportive housing site in South LA. Our first cohort of Builders is learning the fundamentals of designing, prototyping and building large scale furniture pieces for their community.

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Designing Furniture That Makes Waiting Not Feel Like Waiting

Designing Furniture That Makes Waiting Not Feel Like Waiting

July 20, 2021

For the last month, a team of Would Works staff members and community partners have been participating in an intensive design workshop at the Stanford d.school. Through interviews, co-design sessions, observations and prototypes, our team is helping to redesign the waiting area experience at the Skid Row Community Refresh Spot.

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60 Lions on the Prowl!

60 Lions on the Prowl!

January 21, 2020

Our first international craft collaboration--Would Works made engraved desk plaques for lions which were hand-carved by artisans in Ghana.

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Our Custom Cocktail Boards Included in The Los Angeles Impact Box

Our Custom Cocktail Boards Included in The Los Angeles Impact Box

December 16, 2019

We are busy making 300 custom branded oak cocktail boards for the The Los Angeles Impact Box this holiday season.  This unique gift box is put out by our friends at Gifts for Good, in partnership with LA Original and the City Of Los Angeles.

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Custom Branded Trade Show Risers for WayB Carseats

Custom Branded Trade Show Risers for WayB Carseats

August 07, 2019

Would Works just finished a custom commission of twenty branded risers for WayB carseats.  These solid poplar boxes will travel around the country as part of the WayB trade show booths.  We engraved their logo on all four sides for maximum versatility and brand visibility.  

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Would Works design+builds 100 Custom Display Racks

Would Works design+builds 100 Custom Display Racks

June 01, 2019

We recently finished a custom commission for Two Tails Pet Company. These handsome display racks are being featured at pet stores across the country. Would Works staff designed this sturdy plywood rack with a simple slot joint so it assembles easily without tools or fasteners and packs flat for economical shipping.

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Eleven Hundred Candles Light up the Community for Purim

Eleven Hundred Candles Light up the Community for Purim

April 17, 2019

Would Works designed and created 1100 unique wooden "traveling shabbat candles" for IKAR's annual Purim gift bag.  These small portable candles are perfect for outdoor shabbat dinners or for ceremonies on the go. 

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Our outdoor furniture gives Skid Row residents a comfortable place to rest

Our outdoor furniture gives Skid Row residents a comfortable place to rest

October 15, 2018

Would Works was commissioned by a local architecture firm, Office 42, to build a large set of custom outdoor furniture for a public hygiene center in Skid Row called the Refresh Spot.  This furniture provides residents of Skid Row with a safe, clean and comfortable place to relax while using the invaluable services of the Refresh Spot such as toilets, showers and laundry.

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Custom cocktail boards lift LA-Made spirits

Custom cocktail boards lift LA-Made spirits

August 10, 2018

We recently partnered with LA's oldest distillery--Green Bar Distillery--to create a line of branded cocktail boards for use behind their bars and for sale in their retail shop. Stop by the distillery for a cocktail making class or to outfit your home bar with delicious organic spirits, cocktail making supplies and of course a Greenbar/Would Works cocktail board! 

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Would Works brings furniture to the streets!

Would Works brings furniture to the streets!

July 31, 2018

We are proud to be participating in a broad collaboration between City of Los Angeles, the Skid Row Community Improvement Coalition, along with designers and community organizations across LA to furnish a pilot hygiene center in Skid Row.

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