'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'
Alice and Gavin Munro have spent 20 years perfecting the art of growing trees into the shape of chairs. Their unique process involves training and pruning young tree branches over recycled plastic molds, taking between six to nine years for each piece to grow. They are set to launch the Full Grown Academy to share their knowledge and techniques with others interested in this innovative craft.
- ▪The couple has been experimenting with tree shaping for two decades.
- ▪Their process involves growing trees upside down and takes several years to complete.
- ▪They plan to launch an academy to teach others how to grow their own furniture.
- ▪A bronze cast of one of their chairs will be featured at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
- ▪The couple works with various tree species, including willow, oak, and ash.
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'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'Image caption, The chairs are grown upside down at an orchard in Derbyshire before they are harvested and dried for a yearBySian Filcher, Derby and George Torr, East MidlandsPublished8 hours agoA couple have spent the past 20 years experimenting to perfect the practice of moulding trees so they grow into the shape of a chair.Alice and Gavin Munro grow their creations upside down, in a process that they say typically takes between six and nine years, before each item is dried for a year.The process involves training and pruning young tree branches as they grow over specially-made pieces of recycled plastic which help to shape the trees' growth.Branches are then grafted together at certain points, so that the object grows into one solid…
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