Artist - Gavin Munro



Full Grown

THE GATTI CHAIR

The Gatti Chair


How to grow a chair





Furniture has been a part of civilised life for thousands of years, as is the way we make it.

 Whilst often effective in some ways, this process is highly wasteful, considerably damaging to our environment, and, when the complete process is taken into account, very slow – it takes at least 50 years before you have a tree that is worth cutting down.

 We decided that in a time of change, when our future objects may be printed, by growing the trees directly into shape we can make objects that are more personal, elegant and durable.

 won't start being ready till 2022-23

 Gavin went through several operations to straighten his spine. put in several different frames to straighten, shape and alter his body.

 “It’s where I learnt patience. There were long periods of staying still, plenty of time to observe what was going on and reflect.  It was only after doing this project for a few years a friend pointed out that I must know exactly what it’s like to be shaped and grafted on a similar time scale.” – Gavin Munro

 Patience required
"There's plenty of scope for global scaling. Wherever trees grow, you can grow furniture," he reasons.
Sources 

 https://fullgrown.co.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32977012

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