#table trees

[eppujensen]

Pretty Scandi-inspired DIY table trees from felt by Kimberly at Single Girl's DIY.

[jesschristmasica]

2015 Chirstmas Home Tour

[eppujensen]

What a cute scrap wood tabletop tree by Paula Skulina at Sweet Pea. I would do a very pale color – yes, I'm too Nordic for anything else :) – but to each their own.

[ravenblackhart]

When Gavin Munro was a young boy, he saw an overgrown bonsai tree that resembled a throne. Over 25 years later, Munro is creating a farm where planted trees can be grown around braces and harvested as fully formed chairs, sculptures, lamps, and tables.

While working on a series of tables and chairs made from driftwood, Munro began to wonder about the cycle of waste. What if instead of chopping down a 50+ year old tree into small parts, expending more energy along each step of the way, he could grow the trees directly into their forms? Munro imagined a more efficient process: he'd plant trees, train and graft their shoots around frames, leave pieces to thicken for a few years, and then harvest, plane, and polish.

It's a project already over 10 years in the making, and Munro is excited to showcase the fruits of his labors. Pendant lamps, mirror frames, and arm chairs are all available for preorder. Says Munro, “I hope that our work highlights what it takes to make the objects we surround ourselves with, and that no one looks at trees in quite the the same way again.”

This is something that seems to come straight from Dr. Seuss’ world, or some other fantastical landscape which grew furniture that could be harvested. Bed tree, anyone? 

( Read more on The Creator’s Project )