70 Inspired Trees
From Arbor-Inspired Space Savers to Fast Food Forests:
Meghan Young — Oct 28, 2009 — Eco
Trees are an important part of our lives so it’s not surprising that trees have inspired many designs and ventures. But I don’t want to bring your attention to anything tree-like, such as logs and treehouses, I want you to appreciate the tree as a whole. So I’ve compiled a cluster celebrating inspired trees lest we forget just how important they are in our everyday lives.
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Tremendous Treehouses
Baumraum Designs Leave You Amazed at Potential Tree Abodes
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Reskinning Nature
Bobby Neel Adams Turns Trees Into Transformers
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Black Christmas Tree
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Latticework Tree Lights
The SunUmbra Tree Offers a Canopy of Energy-Efficient Lighting
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Diesel Trees
Grow Your Own Oil (Copaifera langsdorfii)
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Solar Trees
Streetlights Go Green via Solar Power and LEDs
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Steel Art Trees by NatureMaker
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Eden-Esque Solar Gardens
The Marina South Gardens Shelters With Solar Supertrees
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Flat-Pack Holiday Decor
The Cardboard Christmas Tree
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Puzzle-Like Christmas Tree
Buro North's Tree is 80% More Eco Friendly
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Shadow Trees
Create Your Own Forest Out of Light
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Organic Tree Shaping
Impressive Ornamental Tree Art
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Tree Shaping
Trees That Have Morphed Into Art Installations
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Tree Coat Rack
Elwood
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$500 Upside Down Christmas Tree Sold Out
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$1 Million Christmas Tree
Diamond Studded Christmas Branches
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Arboreal Urinals
The Artistic "Pee Tree" Sculpture Encourages Public Urination
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Trees to Hide Tech
Stealthy Wireless Equipment Disguises Preserve Community Decorum
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Personified Trees With Eyes
Voyeurs in Nature
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Feather Christmas Trees
Barthelmess Has Over 1,000 Fun Alternatives to Real Trees
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The Energy Tree
Finally a Tree that Kicks Your Ass if You Don't Recycle
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Tree Jewelry
New Designs from Sarah Hood Jewelry
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Eco Alternative Christmas Trees
Recycled Glass Water Bottles Make a Very Green Tree
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Lofty Roadside Attractions
Madman Mark Madson's Chevy Truck Treehouse
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Arbor-Inspired Space Savers
Shawn Soh's Tree Bookshelf Takes Books Back from Whence They Came
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Solar Powered Tree Chargers
The Photonsynthese
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Motherboard Ornaments
Geek Chic Christmas Tree Decorations
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Standing Paper Art
Grove Rotating Trees Make Paper Multi-Dimensional
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Silverized Treetography
Ronald Breeze 'Grandeur of Trees' Captures the Beauty of Nature
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Street Lights Powered by Dead Batteries
The Energy Seed Lamp
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Pear-Tree Lighting
Pick Your Light Off A Tree
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Branded Urban Forestry
The Veuve Clicquot Umbrella Tree
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Frosted Turd For Trees -Yule Doos Ornaments
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Respecting Arborial Elders
The Ancient Tree Forum Conserves and Preserves
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USB Christmas Tree
2007 Edition
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Task-Oriented Trees
The Artificial Air Tree Cleans Up the Skies by Purifying Air
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DIY Tree Cakes
Seasonal Baking Ideas For Festive Fun
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Try-Before-You-Buy Christmas
$1 Fake Tree Trial
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Customized Christmas Trees
Festivally Creative Art and Design Competitions
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Buy a Pixel, Save a Tree
Pixeltree.com
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Car Tree Planters
The Fiat C Series 'Per Fare un Albero' Program in Montenapoleone
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Tree-Based Buildings
Slit Court By Eastern Design Office Has an Arboreal Touch
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$500,000 Solid Gold Tree
Christmas Diamonds, Platinum & Gold For Cancer
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Wirelessly Powered Christmas Tree
Frontgate LED Tree
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Nature-Inspired Storage
Maria Cichy's 'Twig' Coat Stand Stays in Tune With the Trees
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Tree Shaping
Plantware Playgrounds Made of Trees
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Topiary Feline Escapes
The Cat Tree House Keeps Fluffy Happy
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Adopt an Olive Tree
Nudo Virtual Plant Fostering
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Domestic Fashion Trees
The ‘Ghost Tree Coat Rack' Lets You Hang Your Bags Naturally
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Eco Electric Trees
The LED-Infused 'Arbre' Lights Up Your Home With Recycled Plastic Branches
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Bible-Carved Christmas Trees
Pocket-Sized Desecrated Holiness
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Recreational Tree Climbing
Rediscovering Our Playful Nature
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Nature-Inspired Kitchens
Balin Lee's Kitchen Tree is Completely Customizable
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Fast Food Forests
Yuken Teruya Turns Happy Meals Into Paper Trees
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Spinning Trees as Art
'Joyful Trees' of Liverpool
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Trees as Instruments
Diego Stocco Makes Music From Branches, Trunks & Twigs
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Stylish Mug Tree
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Order Christmas Trees Online
juletrefraskogen.no
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5,000 Trees to Deployed Troops
Operation Christmas Tree
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Nature-Inspired Charging
'The Tree of Charge' Brightens Your Desktop WhileYou Charge Your Gadget
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Tree Painting
From Jessica Rath's Latex-Painted Tree to Other Uncommon Paint Jobs
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Chic Cooling Trees
Ryuchi Tabu's Plant-Inspired Air Conditioner For an Eco Home Breeze
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Liquored Limb Displays
Kendall Lecompte Wine Tree Inspired by the Mighty Sequoia
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Creative Failures
The Telephone Tree
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Eco Gadget Trees
The Tower of Clips Desktop Organizer Keeps Your Office Chic and Neat
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Public Seating Purifiers
The Air Tree Helps Get Rid of Green House Gases in Style
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Biophilic-Inspired Refreshing Furniture
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Typographic Play Structures
Icon Climbers Create Playgrounds Where Alphabet Meets Jungle Gym
Relaxing Residential Retreats
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Shape‑shifting Retreats
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Minimal Flat-Pack Design
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Unique Burl-Inspired Furniture
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Sustainable Danish Furniture Designs
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Large-Scale Recreational Landscape Projects
XISUI Designs 'Forest Delight: Lighthouse Nature Park'
Artful Sculptural Umbrella Stands
Inbetween Umbrella Stand Soaks Rain & Elevates a Mundane Moment
Rerfeshed Historic Workspaces
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Elevated Garden Lofts
Attic Above Garden Brings Serene Living to a Compact Elevated Space
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Hedge and Arbour House by Studio Bright Merges Garden and Architecture
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Artistic Lakeside Retreats
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Serpentine Forest Houses
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Traffic Light-Inspired Benches
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Forest-Led House Designs
House 17-JB by Luiz Volpato Architects Responds to Forest Terrain
Fruit-Inspired Design Collections
Yuria Kailich and Joel Harding Showcase Soft Grounds
All-Glass Mesmerizing Compact Homes
Elsewhere Pods Designs the Tiny Beaufort Bushland Retreat
Organic Furniture Collections
Ensemble Translates Nature into Sculptural Seating in Collaboration
Garden-Topped Sunken Museums
Kengo Kuma & Associates Design the CMP Inspiration Museum
Forest-Edge Timber Homes
Timbertop House by Atelier Kastelic Buffey Anchors in Canada’s Woods
Industrial Café Interiors
Blue Bottle Coffee West Bund Adds a Timber Frame to an Industrial Shell
Bali-Inspired Cooking Products
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Bamboo-Inspired Glass Lighting
Fumie Shibata Designs the Bamboo Forest Glass Lighting for BROKIS
Leaf-Inspired Countryside Homes
The Leaf House Interprets Organic Form Within a Rural Landscape
Sustainable Canopy Pavilions
The Casa Solai Frames Ocean and Jungle Through a Dual-Pavilion Design
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DualSpace Studio Debuted the Adapatable 'ELIT Office'
Light Filled Tiny Houses
Into the Woods is a Custom-Built Tiny House Designed by Baluchon
Indian Spiritual Hub Buildings
Studio Naqshbandi Designs the Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre
Bamboo Forest Structures
This Amazon Rainforest Pavilion Explores Biomimicry in Architectural Form
Prefab Timber Pods
The Forest Nests Treepod Project Presents Compact Modular Units
Nature-Nestled Mountain Retreats
Hello Wood Designs the Harmonious Console House
Science-Backed Wooden Installations
Kristina Pulejkova Creates the Seed Stories Installation
Community Wellness Centres
The Apple House by Okra Supports Nature Based Learning
Botanical Light Series
His Trees from the Garden by Mj Fraser Forms Sculptural Lighting
Boutique Grocery Designs
The Meadow Lane Store Introduces a Refined Retail Concept in Tribeca
Timber Screen Ventilated Homes
House in Corjeum Field by Atelier Roots Home Within Rural Context
Landscape-Integrated Homes
House by the Grove is a Home Designed to Sit Within Its Natural Site
Integrated Planter Worktables
The Plantable Office Line by SurfaceWorks into Plant-Friendly Tables
Woodland Family Homes
Studio Bark's Orchard House Blends Sculptural Wood Form with Forest Site
Biophilic Mountain Retreats
The Villa Prakriti Biophilic Merges Design with Its Landscape
Modular Table Seatings
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Timber Forest Pavilions
Bolster Pavilion by Walden Studio Takes Cues from Protective Seed Pods
Apartment-Inspired Drawer Concepts
Focus Studio Presents the Smart APT Drawers Concept
Circular Windowed Woodland Cabins
Quentin Desfarges Designs the Timber Nest Home in Norway
Elevated Coastal Homes
Monterey Home by Studio Michael Hilal Features a Treehouse-Style Layout
Rake-Inspired Benches
Restel Furniture Transforms a Hay Rake into a Wooden Storage Piece
Organic Furniture Series
The Roots Collection is Furniture Made to Look Like It Grows and Evolves
Abstract Colorfully Vibrant Playscapes
100architects Designs the Wired Scape Playground
Forest-Treetop Retreats
The MORE Cabin Floats 60 Feet Above the Forest on a Single Post
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Pop-Up Holiday Decor
One Minute Christmas Trees Take the Hassle Out of Decorating
Organic Wood Light Fixtures
Sandscape Lighting by Studio Haran Shows Water-Inspired Form into Wood
Interactive Architectural Pavilions
The Folding Landscape Pavilion Turns Design into a Living Lens
Eco-Friendly Rainforest Resorts
Wow Architects Reveals Design for Mandai Rainforest Resort
Sculpted Oak Grove Houses
Aidlin Darling Sculpts Landscape into the L | J Residence
Bio-Reinforced Public Seating
PhytoSymbiosis Seat Uses Ivy Growth to Strengthen Concrete Structure
Wood-Focused Showrooms
The Dinesen Apartment Introduces a Timber-Centric Living Space in Brooklyn
Office-Space Luscious Planets
Bisley Presents Intentionally Designed Planters in Two Styles
Sustainable Growth Systems
TreeSoil 3d-Printed Bricks Support Young Trees in Changing Climates
Slow Living-Focused Campaigns
The TurfMutt Foundation Frames Yards & Parks as Sanctuaries
Californian Modern Office Designs
22RE Designed a Warm Workspace for Creative Agency Day Job
Mushroom-Inspired Dining Designs
Grybova Hata Evokes Mycelial Growth Via Bio-Based Materials
Nature-Inspired Mesmerizing Sideboards
Estudio Galho Designs the Genipadu Sideboard
Dark Timber Forest Houses
MORFEUS arkitekter Unveiled Solem Forest House
Nature-Driven Office Interiors
Vacons Unveiled its Coconut-Inspired Betrimex Office
Tree-Planting Drink Campaigns
The Human Bean links beverage sales to global reforestation efforts
Leaf-Form Lounge Chairs
CLVR Chair by Beltrame Breuil Uses Bent Wood to Echo Forest Growth
Tree-Covered Vertical Mausoleum
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Japanese Minimalist-Inspired Restaurants
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Gap-Focused Living Rooms
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Lakeside Restaurant by THAD SUP Atelier Uses Branching Timber Forms
Elevated Mountain Retreats
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Nature Integrated Offices
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Sanctum of Trees Reinterprets Tamil Temple Ritual in a Monolith
Forest-Inspired Wooden Cabinets
Taishi Sugiura Designs the Hayashi Cabinet with Unique Paneling
Biomaterial Interior Design
Spring Studio Forms Sustainable Interiors for World Heritage Centre
Luminous Garden Rest Stops
The Ansan Service Area Debuted the LUMI GARDEN Concept
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Rainbow International School Extends with Nature Spatial Design
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This Sauvage TV Office Supports Collaboration with Flow and Light
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Wooden Arch Design Structures
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Wildlife Conservation Decor Ranges
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Playable Oak Sculptures
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Residential Timber Houses
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Elevated Leisure Habitats
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Lake-Inspired Retail Interiors
Studio Gypsandconcrete Designed a Gift Shop Around Reflected Water
Forest Tower Designs
The Wonderwoods Vertical Forest Rethinks Urban Living in Utrecht
Blooming Clustered Art Forms
The Structural Botany Installation Honors Organic Repetition and Form
Thatched Roof Wildlife Retreats
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Culturally-Based Conservation Efforts
Michigan State Unveils Savanna Evidence from Marathi Texts
Terraced Light Houses
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Warm Compact Living
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Plant-Based Guesthouse Designs
Sara Martinsen Designs the Rooted Potential Pavilion Using Plants
Valley-Inspired Offices
Wataru Architects' Kitaoka Group Office Redefines Workspace in Mima City
Timber Research Hubs
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Modular Urban Planters
The Planter 300 Brings Plants, Seating, and More into One Modular System
Forest Sanctuary Homes
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Concrete Grid-Forward Commrcial Towers
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Resin Gravity Sculptures
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Lobby Timber Sculptures
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Vibrant Tropical Guesthouses
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Leaf-Inspired Wall Clocks
Foglie Wall Clock Transforms Fallen Leaves into a Sculptural Timepiece
Living Storage Systems
Treevive Shelving System by Qualy and Harvbrand Blends Nature with Utility
Forest-Nestled Poetic Cakeshops
Studio Takuya Hosokai Designs the 45° Space in Niigata