Our mission
![Custom design wood office table with ambient light, plants and laptop.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/645e5a52c4bd7963830ead39_Physical%20Proucts2.webp)
![Detail shot of massive wood bookdshelf with stone shelves](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/645e59d537cd3e83ff6f76b5_Complete%20furniture%201.webp)
![Wood bowl. Swiss wood. Rustic chalet style.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/645e5aaf1c4b74c2df6078a2_Gifts1.webp)
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6435862fc0f7bd6522c671b0_living-mirror-beam-frame.webp)
Crafting unique furniture and home accessories, that are sustainably sourced and build in Switzerland.
We're not eco-friendly
we're best friends with it
![Reclaimed wood door](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64147fb5f41ac1b4ee3266f9_pexels-atypeek-dgn-5900907.webp)
![Label bois suisse. Schweizer Holz Label. Legno Svizzero.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/641481ecba8f63e100c66a72_New%20Project%20(2).webp)
![A tree being planted](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64147ff81f446e88b5caf71c_pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824%20(1).webp)
![Epoxy table](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/641482f25d6285aa4392081f_adssadf.webp)
![Sustainable packaging](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64147ff6318bac0698f36899_joao-guimaraes-zI84PsYBODg-unsplash.webp)
![Eco-surface finishes](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64147ff48a886b1b6003c553_pexels-dominika-roseclay-5462207%20(1).webp)
![Sustainable glue](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64148353f04405f00dedb8ea_pexels-ono-kosuki-5974366%20(1).webp)
![Local suppliers](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/641484592e48e72baee3546e_ivan-wVf4EFCXuSI-unsplash.webp)
![Tree-free paper](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/641484edba8f633045c69a03_zukzukzuk.webp)
![Digital office](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64148578c68c4e1dd4b7d328_georgie-cobbs-muOHbrFGEQY-unsplash.webp)
We
plant
trees
![Pine tree top view](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6414a4fbf5b604a58a1dc479_pexels-arvind-shakya-668282.webp)
![Large tree in nature](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/641497210b22bf1781e575b9_pexels-nashrodin-aratuc-802127.webp)
![Hand holding small tree, that is about to be planted](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64147ff81f446e88b5caf71c_pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824%20(1).webp)
![Forest drone shot](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64149711c3708c0adccf1502_pexels-matthew-montrone-1179229.webp)
623
planted
For every 1 CHF we make in profit, we use a percentage to re-plant trees.
A person in Switzerland causes approx. 9,600 kg of CO2 per year through his or her consumption, diet, travel and energy consumption.
A tree can convert approx. 22kg CO2* into wood and oxygen per year through photosynthesis and its growth.
If each person plants only approx. 440 trees, their total annual CO2 emissions are neutralised by trees. Year after year!
More info on *growmytree.com.
Our timeline
![Detail shot of person working on thick wood slab for furniture](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64109ea4494cfbb5659dbd42_pexels-cottonbro-studio-5089178.webp)
![Woodworker with pullknife](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64109e5a7ed6d40c88199665_pexels-ono-kosuki-5974246.webp)
Starting small
I started out making small wooden and metal items with hand tools on a workbench, that was essentially a reclaimed office sideboard. My biggest wooden accomplishment was a set of wearable wooden glasses with prescription lenses. The biggest metal project was a pair of metal wedding bands for my wife and myself.
Big success story :-)
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a47318cf3197e100f825_jakob-owens-yk67v7YrQFM-unsplash%20(1).webp)
![Person on bandsaw making small boards](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/64109e8a2bc57c3f75f0d6a2_pexels-anna-shvets-5710840.webp)
First workshop
New place, new workshop, new tools. Our new home was great, but was lacking furniture, that was to our liking. During our search, we didn't manage to find rustic, unique "chalet-style" furniture, that we liked. It was either fake massif, travelled for thousands of kilometers to get here, contained unpronouncable chemicals or just wasn't the right size.
![Detail shot of CNC machine, working on wood](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a0c48cfc1100e361fdc6_pexels-cottonbro-studio-7480241%20(1).webp)
![Person changing bit on CNC machine](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a0b14b93061e5c3549eb_pexels-cottonbro-studio-7480233.webp)
First CNC
As the projects, its difficulty level and size grew, the first CNC machine was in order. Either for making templates, 3D modeling projects in advance for better material calculation, or for details on furniture, that would simply be impossible to realize by hand.
![Rustic old wood beam, turned into rustic chalet style lamp](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a204b9a3839771f8fc1c_Rustic-old-bulbs-wood-beam.webp)
![Rustic lamp made form old wood beam](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a18adccddc2efa995163_FC952171-9732-4C6B-90C0-F8E4BF882091.webp)
Creating
Schuster Design
Going full-time in building this company and creating everything about Schuster Design. The main goals are style, sustainability and local resources, made to order in variable sizes.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a3e7b40fe168e7a19daa_pexels-blank-space-2647714%20(1).webp)
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6410a3b1494cfb920d9e3ddf_pexels-pew-nguyen-243975.webp)
New website,
workshop, products
& goals
This website has a shop, which is new. The shop will be populated bit by bit. Soon, we will move to our new workshop. The new space, will also allow to have a showroom and shop. The next goal will be a sawdust -pellet press, which will allow for the workshop to be heated with production byproducts. Rusic style, design and sustainability is what we want people to think about Schuster Design.
The Owner
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6414592e982f87ff764d2efa_IMG-20210122-WA0001.jpg)
Z.Schuster
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6407229ba852f67bf98114fd/6409ceb65c644c922318c3e5_IMG-20230113-WA0000.jpg)