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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2 Comments »

Comment by billy
2008-03-05 12:17:04

 

alternating between functions - whether its an unstable three legs, or adding totally unfunctional arm rests. it is stepping back in evolution.

 
Comment by Jamie
2008-03-10 04:23:34

 

I think this is an excellent concept, clever use of construction techniques, as for the arms they do look quite thin.

 
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