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 range was founded in 2016 under the name Denwood with the aim of developing new products from selected offcuts from our worktop production and designing new home accessories from materials that used to be thrown away. In 2020, we made Denwood a bigger part of HORN and our day-to-day work, 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 achieve a closed, circular cycle and a potential take-back system. To be completely honest, Denwood by HORN has become very good at utilising offcuts from our wooden worktop production. In fact, so good that the offcuts can no longer meet demand. We are therefore exploring new sources of materials – including the possibility of using certified recycled materials from companies other than HORN – to ensure an adequate supply, whilst also helping others to minimise 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".