Student's Recyclable Furniture Venture Profiled

July 9, 2010

An article about a venture from the Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation to market recyclable furniture was published in The Toronto Star on July 9.  The sophisticated-looking furniture is made from cardboard and other materials that can be recycled.  While it is designed and manufactured in Mexico, two Master's graduates from the program, Oscar Capilla and Cristian Nunez, are commercializing the concept for the Canadian market.  They recently arranged for YUP Inc.,  an eco-lifestyle company based in Mississauga, to market the furniture globally.  The two groups recently exhibited the furniture at the Green Living Show in Toronto.  Read the article.