[1] Founded in 2004 by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) graduates Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf, Uhuru's acclaimed material reuse projects includes reclaiming and hand-working wood from the Coney Island Boardwalk[2][3] and Kentucky bourbon distilleries,[4] as well as upcycling found materials.

[5] In 2011, Uhuru partnered with sustainability entrepreneur Daniel Husserl to grow the company's international presence, production capabilities and interior design division.

Prior to joining Uhuru, Daniel was co-founder at furniture company Aellon and founder at sustainability strategy firm NaturalProgression.

[11] Uhuru builds each piece by hand in their Brooklyn workshop and has a showroom at the same location.

Uhuru has collaborated with designers and architects worldwide, as well as artists such as Maya Lin for the Cooper–Hewitt[12] and Dan Colen at the Gagosian Gallery.