INTERVIEW: Becky Northey and Peter “Pook” Cook on the Tree Shaping Art of Pooktre (inhabitat.com)

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Artist Peter Cook grew a tree into a chair in 8 years by using shaping methods that constricted the direction of branch growth to make it grow in the shape he wanted"

Not a weekend gardening project then 🌳

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Anyone who likes this should check out this little company: https://fullgrown.co.uk/

Here is a teaser of why you might want to: a botanical illustration of the Nelson Armchair illustrated by artist Geoff Diego Litherland

this post was submitted on 13 May 2025

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