# Swilled Wood Furniture Sebastian Cox and Lorna Singleton Revive the Tradition of Swilling By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-09-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-furniture References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2014/09/24/sebastian-cox-lorna-singleton-swill-wood-furniture-lighting-london-design-festival-2014/) & [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/tag/sebastian-cox/) Sebastian Cox enlisted Lorna Singleton to help him design this collection of swilled wood furniture. Swilling is a rare skill to possess nowadays, especially in Britain, where Singleton is one of four people who frequently use the technique in their work. Each piece in the collection is fashioned from green wood. Singleton swills the wood -- meaning that she splits it into strips, which are then boiled in water -- and then weaves them into the desired piece. Together, Singleton and Cox have created shelves, lights, a bench and a stool, all created with English ash and coppiced English oak wood. The collection stays true to the strength and alacrity of the material, taking on what Cox describes as a "simple and textural aesthetic." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Swilled Wood Furniture:** Reviving the traditional technique of swilling wood in furniture design. - **Green Wood Furniture:** Creating furniture pieces using unseasoned or untreated wood. - **Textural Aesthetics:** Emphasizing the simple and tactile qualities of furniture design. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Opportunity to explore and innovate using traditional and natural weaving techniques in furniture design. - **Woodworking:** Potential for incorporating swilled wood and green wood techniques in custom furniture pieces. - **Interior Design:** Design professionals can incorporate the unique textural aesthetic of swilled wood furniture in interior spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Beech Wooden Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silva-collection.md) - [Manipulated Wood Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snickeriet.md) - [Salvaged Timber Furniture Capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formwork-collection.md) - [Well-Made Wooden Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wellsbuilt.md) - [Limited Rippled Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rippled-stool.md) - [Textured Modern Furniture Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touch-collections.md) - [Sustainable Sawmill Modular Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-betula-project.md) - [Elegant Woodturned Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woodturned-furniture.md) - [Sustainable Creative Craft Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fyrn-studio-series.md)