{
  "slug": "furniture",
  "name": "Furniture",
  "question": "Which chairs, tables and shelves contain no plastic, finish, glue and glides included?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "alex-minoda",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/furniture/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "A solid wood chair is rarely one material. The finish is polyurethane, lacquer or varnish unless it is oil or wax, and a hardwax oil can carry polymers, so the ingredient list matters. Joints are glued with PVA, the standard wood glue, unless the maker uses hide glue or joinery that needs none. Carcasses and panels are MDF or particleboard, which are fiber bound in resin, or laminate faced with melamine. Cushions are polyurethane foam in polyester cloth. Metal frames are powder-coated, and glides under the legs are nylon or polyester felt.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "The finish: oil or wax with named ingredients, or polyurethane, lacquer or varnish?",
    "The glue: hide glue or none, or PVA?",
    "The panels: solid wood, or MDF, particleboard or melamine laminate?",
    "The cushion fill: cotton, wool, horsehair or latex, or polyurethane foam?",
    "The upholstery and thread: cotton, linen, wool or leather, or polyester?",
    "The glides and feet: wood, steel or wool felt, or nylon and plastic?",
    "Metal parts: bare, plated or oiled, or powder-coated?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": [
    {
      "slug": "bddw-axel-bench",
      "name": "Axel Bench",
      "brand": "BDDW",
      "category": "furniture",
      "tier": "cannot-tell",
      "rank": null,
      "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/furniture/bddw-axel-bench/",
      "url": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null,
      "price": null,
      "madeIn": "United States",
      "inTheBox": "",
      "unknowns": [
        "finish",
        "joinery and glue",
        "cushion or upholstery",
        "hardware and fasteners",
        "glides and feet"
      ],
      "verdict": {
        "summary": "The Axel Bench is solid domestic hardwood, and that is all the maker says about it. The page offers a choice of finishes without naming any, and a finish is where furniture usually hides its plastic: polyurethane and lacquer are plastic, oil and wax aren't. The glue, the joinery, the hardware and the feet go unmentioned too. We can't tell what you'd be sitting on.",
        "date": "2026-11-11",
        "passes": [
          "pass-1",
          "pass-2"
        ],
        "agree": true,
        "caveat": "Unknown: the finish, the glue and joinery, any screws or hardware, the glides or feet, and whether it carries a cushion. The maker hasn't said, and the page shows no price. Packaging not checked. Made to order, with some pieces in stock; ask the maker what is available."
      },
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "body",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "solid domestic hardwood",
          "class": "not-plastic",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://bddw.com/product/axel-bench",
            "quote": "Solid domestic hardwood construction.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "finish",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "not stated",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": "R3",
          "source": {
            "url": "https://bddw.com/product/axel-bench",
            "quote": "Available in a variety of wood species, sizes and finishes.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "joinery and glue",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": "R8",
          "source": null
        },
        {
          "name": "cushion or upholstery",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        },
        {
          "name": "hardware and fasteners",
          "role": "minor",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        },
        {
          "name": "glides and feet",
          "role": "minor",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        }
      ],
      "packaging": {
        "verified": false,
        "materials": [],
        "class": "unknown",
        "source": null
      },
      "commentary": [],
      "images": [
        {
          "src": "/products/bddw-axel-bench/1.webp",
          "alt": "BDDW Axel Bench",
          "credit": "Photo: BDDW (bddw.com)",
          "source": "https://dw89lchk0c9fs.cloudfront.net/21010166-1.jpg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}