Denwood by HORN
Exclusive products produced from surplus materialsWe take responsibility towards our employees seriously, and we want to ensure the best possible community with room for everyone.
When life give you lemons...
Our current consumption is not sustainable and we produce far too much waste. For many years, we clearly saw this negative trend in our countertop production, when we sent our employees home with lovely "firewood". It might have been a nice arrangement, but it was certainly not sustainalbe in the long run, as our "waste" is raw material of high quality and value. So to change our focus and start approaching our waste as something positive, we looked at how we could turn waste into something desirable.
Danish-made interior
Our interior design line was founded in 2016 as a social enterprise called “Denwood,” with the goal of upcycling all waste materials from our countertop production and designing new home accessories from materials that used to be thrown away. In 2020, we made Denwood a larger part of HORN and our day-to-day operations, and changed the name to “Denwood by HORN” to ensure a clear market focus, but also to improve our material flow, which over time will enable us to establish a closed, circular loop and a potential take-back system. To be completely honest, Denwood by HORN has become very good at utilizing scrap material from our wood countertop production. In fact, so good that the scrap material can no longer meet our needs. That’s why we’re exploring new sources of materials—including the possibility of using certified recycled materials from companies other than HORN—to ensure a sufficient supply, but also to help others minimize their waste.
Stronger together
In addition to recycling residual products and waste, we are very aware of our socially responsible potential. That's why, from the beginning, we hired employees who for various reasons have reduced working capacity to help them get their working life back on track. We do this in collaboration with municipalities and job centres, and we find that the solution is not only valuable for the employees concerned, but actually for our entire company, as the action unites our common values and interests in showing respect and commitment. Today, on average, Denwood by HORN employees are around 50% on "special terms".