Organic Tree-Shaping: Crafting Furniture with Nature’s Touch

Australian artist Peter ‘Pook’ Cook spent 10 to 12 years creating an organic tree-chair using gradual branch redirection. Pooktre, a tree-shaping system developed with partner Becky Northey, produces five unique furniture pieces yearly, including coffee tables, bed-ends, candelabras, and human-shaped trees. The process takes 7-12 years before harvest, resulting in sturdy, waste-free furnishings. British designer […]