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Tree, Wood, Teeth And All
In 2005 a mighty hurricane smashed into Sweden leveling forests and destroying the livelihood of local loggers. Many of the felled trees couldn’t be saved and were left to rot. As a testament to her father whom tried to fight the big corporations looking to cash in, designer Eveline Johansson used wood from the fallen trees to create a chair with no screws or glue and names it after him, Roger Sven Jorgen.
Everything is held together by carved teeth, like a zipper. The legs and arms are interchangable leaving you the option to configure it however you want. As a final testament, the wood is left untreated still bearing the grey scar marks from the storm.
Designer: Evelina Johansson
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5 Comments »
billy says
alternating between functions - whether its an unstable three legs, or adding totally unfunctional arm rests. it is stepping back in evolution.
kuan says
The first time i saw this i was totally confused too!
i think we all got confused;; it seems to have 4 legs and 2 arms, so you won’t be sacrificing anything.
Jamie says
I think this is an excellent concept, clever use of construction techniques, as for the arms they do look quite thin.
KMP Furniture says
Guys,I think tree look is in demand now a days…few days ago I found tree coffee tables then after i found tree motifs as a room divider & now I found this one. I am just surprised with this different look
Rono says
Cute. Reminds me of those foam carpets with the removable letters.
Armrests look a bit too small.