Love these pieces of furniture that are grown on a farm.
By manipulating trees' growth and coercing new shoots to go in different directions, they were able to shape them like sculptures—ones that take years to complete. "It was inspired by seeing an overgrown bonsai tree that looked a little like a throne,"
Just about everyone has seen a twisted branch or a piece of driftwood that resembles an object we are familiar with. Not unlike seeing faces in the shape of a floating cloud. Not many would see potential to create there - we would likely dismiss as a whim of nature and move on. Also love how this idea places instant gratification on a long pause - you end up getting something that looks like it belongs in a museum
For a chair, expect a six to nine-year growing period and another year for it to dry out.
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