Arborsculture: Living Houses and Structures Grown from Trees

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Growing Home

Description of how to shape a house from a growing tree.

Arborsmith Studios

History of arborsculpture, book reviews, articles, photo galleries, and links to related sites.

The Chair That Grew

Description of a functional chair grown from box elders.

DesignBroom - Arborsculpture: Extreme Trees

Magazine article about trees planted and shaped by Richard Reames

Bonfante Gardens Theme Park -- Home of the Circus Trees

Story of salvaging and relocating Axel Erlandson's Tree Circus to a theme park.

Ananova: Chinese man grows his own chairs

Article and pictures of growing a chair.

Plantware

Method for shaping living trees and an initiative to propagate the method.

Treedome: Living Architecture

Pictures, advantages, and reference information about arborsculpture projects.

LITTORAL: The role of willow crafts

Description of a multidisciplinary project centering on a large scale structure sculpted from living willow and extending to traditional crafts and language interests nad biology studies.

Dan Ladd Collaboration with Nature

Site describes living sculpture and techniques, artist biography, moulded gourds efforts, new projects, and information on consultation and commissions

Arborsulpture, Growing Village, Expo 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan

Description of arborsculpture, links to information about participating artists, and pictures of exhibits.

Tree Sculpture by Aharon Naveh

Overview of process and pictures of various works created from living trees.

Lois Walpole

Designer and maker of works using forms and techniques traditionally associated with basketry. The Grown Home project features functional items created from living plants. Biography, exhibitions, ethics and gallery.

Growing Village Pavilion, Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan

Describes exposition pavillion focusing functional use of living structure and household items grown on living plants. Includes descriptions of artistisan team members, exposition news and events, and contact information.

Pooktre - Tree Sculpting

Description of artists and inspiration, photos of completed and progressing works, current events, and contact information.

Gourmands Trees... and Coexistence

Pictures and descriptions of trees integrated into inantimate objects and structures.

Living Buildings with Willows and other Trees

"It is possible to build with living trees. They are planted close to each other, and within a number of years, they grow together to compose a closed wall, with "windows and doors"; a single living organism, able to shelter a human being in its midst..."