This furniture farm uses botanical manufacturing to create chairs, lamps and tables. Full Grown uses individual trees to do this.
This is an interesting alternative process to mass manufacturing, given the way things are currently done are both time-consuming and wasteful. Trees usually grow for around 50 years before being chopped down and turned into unsustainable pieces. Based in Derbyshire, Full Grown is environmentally-friendly and grows furniture from ash, oak, sycamore and willow trees. Throughout the process the trees are continually emitting carbon dioxide.
Founded by Gavin Munro, the furniture farm uses plastic molds placed over the trees, which encourage them to grow into a desired shape. This is also done by bending the growing tips of young trees.
What's Driving This Trend
- Botanical Manufacturing
- Botanical manufacturing offers an alternative to mass manufacturing, providing a time-saving and eco-friendly process for creating furniture.
- Sustainable Furniture Production
- The use of individual trees grown into desired shapes presents an innovative and environmentally-conscious approach to furniture production.
- Eco-friendly Materials
- Using ash, oak, sycamore, and willow trees as materials offers sustainable options for furniture production.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture Manufacturing
- The furniture manufacturing industry can explore opportunities to incorporate botanical manufacturing techniques, resulting in sustainable and unique furniture designs.
- Eco-design
- The eco-design industry can leverage the concept of botanical manufacturing to create innovative and environmentally-friendly furniture products.
- Sustainable Materials
- The sustainable materials industry can support the growth and adoption of botanical manufacturing by providing expertise and resources for tree cultivation and shaping.
