Pieces of Akron’s days as the rubber capital of the world are being salvaged to furnish and decorate a modern shared workspace in a former B.F. Goodrich building.
When the nonprofit Bounce Innovation Hub opened in Akron in 2019, its first-floor Generator space — which has open co-working and event space, a makerspace, a cafe, conference rooms and offices — featured more than 150 works by 79 Northeast Ohio artists. A number of the items were made from salvaged artifacts from the abandoned B.F. Goodrich power plant nearby at 538 S. Main St.
Karen Starr of Hazel Tree Design Studio was the interior designer for that project. Now, as the city tears down the old B.F. Goodrich smoke stacks, Hazel Tree is entering its second interior design phase at Bounce, which is also in a former B.F. Goodrich building. That will include using more found items from the decommissioned Goodrich power…
