'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'
Summary
A couple in Derbyshire, Alice and Gavin Munro, have spent 20 years growing trees shaped like chairs and other furniture. They shape young trees using frames and grafting, a process that takes several years, and plan to share their techniques through a future academy.Key Facts
- Alice and Gavin Munro have been growing trees into furniture shapes for 20 years.
- The trees are grown upside down and shaped with recycled plastic molds.
- It takes 6 to 9 years for a tree to grow into a chair shape, plus 1 year of drying.
- Branches are grafted together to form one solid piece of furniture.
- The couple started their business, Full Grown, in Derbyshire in 2006.
- They work with several tree types such as willow, oak, and ash.
- They hope to start Full Grown Academy to teach others to grow furniture.
- Their work will be featured at the Chelsea Flower Show with a bronze chair cast.
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