# Stumpy Outdoor Seating 'Two Stumps + An Axe' Repurposes So-Called Waste Wood By Michael Hines | Published 2011-12-02 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/two-stumps-an-axe References: [dornob](http://dornob.com/stumped-witty-designer-uses-wooden-axe-to-shape-a-seat-2/) & [hongtaozhou](http://hongtaozhou.com/home.html) I don't know if I've ever seen a piece of art with a name as accurate as 'Two Stumps + An Axe.' The aptly named piece is exactly what the name suggests: two wooden stumps making up [a chair and footrest](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair) with a wooden axe making up the backrest. Two Stumps + An Axe was designed by Hongtao Zhou using [wood scraps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noah-folding-stool) from the Vermont Studio Center's sculpture shop. The sculpture was created to show all of the things that could be created using "scrap wood." Zhou estimates that 30 million trees are cut down everyday, which means that there is an unimaginable amount of wood going to waste because it cannot be used in a conventional sense. Here's hoping that Zhou's Two Stumps + An Axe opens some eyes up to world of [wood upcycling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fyrn-studio-series). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wood Upcycling:** Using scrap wood to create innovative and functional furniture pieces. - **Waste Reduction:** Finding creative ways to repurpose and reduce the amount of wood waste generated. - **Sustainable Design:** Incorporating eco-friendly materials and practices into furniture design. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Opportunity to incorporate wood upcycling techniques in furniture production processes. - **Eco-friendly Home Decor:** Creating sustainable and innovative home decor products made from repurposed wood. - **Art and Sculpture:** Exploring unique artistic expressions using discarded wood materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sprouting Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-chair-on-grass.md) - [Wheeled Bright Stumpy Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stump-stool-1.md) - [Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stump-recycled.md) - [Discarded Shoe-Created Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wu-series.md) - [Leftover Wood-Constructed Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alexander-lervik-1.md) - [Chic Recycled Waste Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xox-chair.md) - [Nature-Inspired Minimal Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capture-the-light.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md)