This Kickstarter Campaign Aims to Turn Any 2x4 Into Awesome Modern Furniture

Home goods retailer SWENYO collaborated with designer Ben Uyeda of HomeMade Modern to design a versatile metal bracket that can create an infinite combination of furniture—all using the ubiquitous wood 2x4. Read through to learn about their Kickstarter campaign to make it happen!

Most furniture is expensive and inflexible, but the UX4 is a simple, economical, DIY system that aims to fix that.

The UX4's only custom element—powder-coated steel brackets, seen here in white—easily connect standard 2x4's to any...

Any combination of dining tables, desks, coffee tables, credenzas, standing desks, and more, are possible.

SWENYO and Uyeda are raising $20,000 on Kickstarter to pay for the production tools that would make the UX4 system...