Cars made of wood, scooters made of fallen trees, wooden supercars... while treehugging activists fight loggers, a new breed of innovative automotive designers are using wood that has fallen for their projects. I guess you could call them treehicles.
The cluster below highlights a few of the most innovative vehicles designed using exposed wood, from bicycles and scooters, to vintage coupes and bamboo cars.
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Implications - No matter the price, brand, place of origin or composition, the body of most cars are made from similar materials. Many artists and designers that wish to stand out in this widely uniform industry create alternatives to the conventional transport device that are aesthetically and mechanically different.
10 Sharp Vehicles Made of Wood
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World's First Wooden Supercar
The Splinter
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Wooden Scooters
Improving The Classic Vespa With Classic Woodworking Techniques
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Reclaimed Wood Vehicles
Diederick Kraaijeveld's Wood Cars
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Wooden Cars II
Opel Car Actually Drives
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Wooden V8 Luxury Cars
University Uber Vehicle Causing Splinter Groups
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Handmade Wooden Car
Tryane II
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Two-Man Wooden Bikes
German Tandem Tree Wheeler
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Dual Body Wooden Cars
2 in 1 Convertible Coupe
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Ecoweird Bamboo Cars
The Battery-Powered BamGoo
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Foam and Balsa Wood Vehicles
Army Tests Lighter Composite Humvees
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Multi-Person Scooter Designs
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Anime-Inspired Wooden Collectibles
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Vintage Car-Inspired Electric Bikes
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Agile Four-Wheeled eBikes
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Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
3D-Printed Wooden Furniture Series
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Auto-Inspired Decor Items
Rolls-Royce Introduces the Cameo Decor Piece with Premium Materials
Revived All-Electric SUV Models
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Wood-Centric Simple Furniture Series
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Exploded Car Sculptures
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Coupe-Inspired Crossover Vehicles
The Audi Quanta by Mario Vilar Pays Homage to the Audi TT
Future-Facing EV Designs
The Jaguar Type 00 Showcases the Brand's Future
Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs
Marco Segovia Presents the Atypical Chair Concept
Futuristic Modular Cabins
Hello Wood Unveils the PEBL Grand Cabin for Forest Retreats
Flatpack Tool-Free Chairs
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Everyday Sustainable Bags
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Sci-Fi-Inspired SUV Models
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Organic Ancient Design Furniture
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Imaginative Modern Outdoor Furniture
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Invasive Wood Hotel Interiors
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Nostalgic Explorer SUVs
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Skateboarding-Inspired Wood Lamps
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Collaborative Custom Car Designs
Audi's Model A7L is Reimagined by Feng Chen Wang
Design-Focused Wooden Lamps
Wooden Soul Stocks New Lamp Designs Crafted from Woodworking Techiques
Single-Seater Electric Vehicles
The Conceptual YKSI Electric Vehicle is Ultra-Efficient
Future Urban Mobility Cars
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Bold Modular Electric Vehicles
The Slate EV is Tailored to Lifestyles with Distinct Body Shapes
Plant-Based Car Leather
Hyundai and Uncaged Develop Leather Alternative That Similar to Cowhide
Eco-Friendly All-Terrain SUVs
The Toyota bZ Woodland Delivers 260-Miles of Electric Range
Single-Piece Wooden Chair Concepts
Deniz Atkay Designs the Slide Table Concept with a Single Sheet
3d-Printed Rubble Furniture
Inorganic Growth by Bentu Design Transforms Demolished Urban Villages
Artisanal Wooden Kitchen Tools
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Screen-Free Wooden Car Toys
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Transparent Sphere Vehicles
Toyota Transparent Sphere Vehicle Reimagines Mobilty as Playful Design
1930s-Inspired Hand-Built Automobiles
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Automotive-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
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80s-Inspired Experimental Electric Vehicles
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Organic Furniture Collections
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Collaborative Upcycled Collections
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Stealth Racer Designs
Lamborghini F1 Concept Fuses Carbon Realism with Racing Aesthetics
Wood-Created Progressive Jackets
Vollebak Introduces its Wooden Jacket Redefining Textiles
Culturally Significant Wooden Furniture
Zanat Spotlights a Country's Woodcarving Heritage
Sustainable Bamboo-Crafted Drones
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Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
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Automotive Brand Decor Toys
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Electric Sports Car Concepts
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Bespoke Rally-Inspired Vehicles
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Wood-Printed Furniture Ranges
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Smart Mobility Vehicles
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Modern Compact Wooden Fans
PRINTWORKS Introduces the Fantastic Fan Design
Luxury Electric Van Concepts
Mercedes Vision V offers a first-class travel experience on wheels
Nature-Nestled Mountain Retreats
Hello Wood Designs the Harmonious Console House
Science-Backed Wooden Installations
Kristina Pulejkova Creates the Seed Stories Installation
Woodland Family Homes
Studio Bark's Orchard House Blends Sculptural Wood Form with Forest Site
Modern Mobile Cabin Concepts
HYTTE Mobile Home Concept by RE:BURO Reimagines Rv Living
Intertwined Wooden Chair Designs
Karimoku and ECAL Students Create the HUG Chair
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Aviation Powered Cars
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Tree-Intertwined Metal Benches
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Otherworldly Wooden Art
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Abandoned Bikes-Turned Art
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Thin-Wood Clothing Hangers
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Revived Classic Vintage Cars
Bentley Reintroduces a Car from 1930s Reflecting Original Drawings
Forest-Inspired Wooden Cabinets
Taishi Sugiura Designs the Hayashi Cabinet with Unique Paneling
Lifted F1 Concept Vehicles
Pascal Eggert Introduced a New Offroad Racer Concept
Wooden Pendant Lamp Collections
Blue Green Works Introduces the New Wood Collection
Sculptural Object Series
Lim Wooteck Studio EGOSYSTEM Dip Series Reimagines Tools as Furniture
Lightweight Four-Wheeled Bikes
The Acticycle Fuses Elements of a Car and a Bike Together
Minimalist Restomod Speedsters
Sp40 Restomod Speedster Applies Carbon Construction to Retro Car
Sustainable Side Furniture
The Re Up Side Tables Crafted with Recycled Plastic and Wood
Veneer Furniture Collections
Layered Nature by nendo for ALPI Explores Stacked Wood Veneer
Ancestral Pattern Woodcraft
The Lost Cloth Project Translates Kuba Textile Motifs into Wood Inlay
Reimagined Structural Timber
This Modified Superwood Challenges Steel with Stronger Performance
Nature-Inspired Modern Furniture
Alcarol Introduces its IMPRINT Collectio in Milan
Artful Elevated Timber Treehouses
The Secret Camp by Wiki World Turns a Forest into an Art Gallery
Sustainable Chrome Furniture
The Cork Collection by Studio AHEAD Pairs Cork with Futuristic Chrome
Tree Sap-Binding Timber Furniture
Earth to People Introduces Salvage and Sap Collection
Asian Watercraft-Inspired Furniture
Tommy Cheong Designs the Sampan Furniture Range
Time-Layered Wood Displays
The Age of Wood Explores Ageing and Memory in Wood Through Sculptures
Luxurious Wooden Surfboards
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Well-Made Wooden Furniture Collections
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Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
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Revived Brutalist Coupes
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Sustainable Transportation System Concepts
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Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
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Sustainable Structural Chair Designs
Hlynur Atlason Designs the Limbo Chair with an Artful Look
Sprouting Chair Designs
The Wood Chair on Grass Piece Reimagines Furniture Fusing Art and Nature
Revolutionized Automotive Customization
Bentley's Bespoke Studio Mulliner Pushes Personalization
Toy Car Aerodynamic Systems
The Miniature Wind Tunnel to Show Off Toy Car Collections
Motor-Powered Diwheels
DIY Diwheel Envisions a Large-Scale Electric Two-Wheeled Vehicle
Pencil Shaving-Inspired Decks
Thilina Liyanage's Tropical Yoga Deck is Sustainably Built
Wooden Identity Art Forms
Hugh Hayden's Hughmanity Show Explores Identity Through Wood & Symbolism