用木材打造家具司空见惯,但把树木直接“种”成家具,是不是听上去挺新鲜?在英国中部乡间一座种植园,大约250棵树经过家具设计师加文·芒罗近10年栽培,已经初具雏形,现出椅子、灯罩、镜框等家具的形状。
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设计师芒罗说他这个“种”家具的灵感闪现于十多年前。那时,他从英国利兹大学家具设计专业毕业,在美国加利福尼亚州以漂流木制作家具。“我试图把大块木料拼接在一起时突然想到:如果能够直接把树木种成想要的形状,就不会有废料了。”
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带着这个想法,芒罗2005年回到英国,在威克斯沃思附近租下一块地,着手试“种”家具。最初的尝试并不成功。芒罗说,他起初使用化学方法控制树木长势,后来发现自己“在折磨它们(树木),没能达成预期效果”。因此,他现在所做的“是自然节奏的延伸”:采用“有机的”方法,基于树木自然的长势,对树枝做“最轻微的扭曲”。
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都说“十年树木”。要“种”出家具,没个十年八年也不行。按照芒罗的说法,柳树长成椅子需要4至5年,橡树则最多需要9年。芒罗“种”的第一批椅子预计2016年底“收获”,加上打磨加工等工序所需时间,最终上市销售可能在2017年。
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