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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2015, 05:38 PM Jun 2015

How cool is this? 'The man who GROWS trees into chairs'

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33161109

The man who grows trees into chairs

A designer in Derbyshire says he has come up with a new and dramatically more efficient way of making furniture.

Gavin Munro grows young trees directly into the shape of chairs, lamps and mirror frames.

Mr Munro's project has been going for the past nine years and this year the first lot of trees will be harvested to be sold as the finished products.

He told BBC News about his hope for the future of Full Grown, his unique business.

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How cool is this? 'The man who GROWS trees into chairs' (Original Post) Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 OP

How cool? madokie Jun 2015 #1

I WANT one - but I don't live in the UK, and I suspect Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #2

And I suspect it would take too long to grow one oneself madokie Jun 2015 #3

Besides the fact that I live in a 2-room flat on the 4th floor! LOL! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #4

Thanks madokie Jun 2015 #5

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #6

... madokie Jun 2015 #7

madokie

(51,076 posts)

1. How cool?

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 05:41 PM

Jun 2015

Way cool.
I've read about this gentleman in one of my magazines

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

2. I WANT one - but I don't live in the UK, and I suspect

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 07:48 AM

Jun 2015

shipping would be beyond my retirement pension budget!

madokie

(51,076 posts)

3. And I suspect it would take too long to grow one oneself

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 07:51 AM

Jun 2015

I seem to remember there is a group, I think in the Philippines, who train tree roots to make bridges across creeks and hollers. I may be wrong in where this is but I think I have it right