"Furniture orchard" growing trees into chairs

[cbabe]

A couple have spent nearly two decades growing furniture from living trees, creating what they call Britain’s first “furniture orchard”.

Alice and Gavin Munro shape young trees over frames, with each chair taking up to nine years to form before being dried and finished.

Their bespoke pieces have been sold as functional art for up to £75,000 ($100,000).

The pair now plan to share their techniques through a programme to help others grow their own designs.

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[rampartd]

1. i love them, but am a bit disappointed that they are harvested

if i did a few i think i'd leave them there. in one hundred years that could be one of the most mysterious and wonderful locations on the planet.

[cbabe]

2. Great mystery idea. Where the bigfoot sits. You can buy

a chair and put it in the forest for future wanderers.

https://bowerandbranch.com/blogs/all-about-trees/introducing-living-tree-chairs-outdoor-furniture-of-the-future

Introducing Living Tree Chairs: Outdoor Furniture of the Future

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[BobTheSubgenius]

3. Amazing idea.

And what a business model! You only have to sell one a year to live decently.

I wonder how willow would fare in an endeavour like this. It's so malleable when it's young, and it is insanely easy to propagate.