Nature Inspired : Faux Bois and More

This chair is literally inspired by nature!

It's actually entitled "Tree of Life!"

This is masterfully created by Claiborne Ferry Furniture, well-known for handpainted custom furniture.

Did you guess that this bed reminds you of the chair above? Yep ... This bed is literally inspired by nature!

It's actually entitled "Tree of Life!"

This is also masterfully created by Claiborne Ferry Furniture, well-known for handpainted custom furniture.

This beautiful wrought iron bed was exhibited at the Vail Arts Festival.

This is a nature-inspired, mixed media sculptural creation of Susan English.

I can't wait until this is more readily-available for purchase as it's a beauty!

This is a "Highpost Bed" by Brad Smith.

Serene cast steel birds perch atop turned cherry posts that are painted white to highlight the distinctive cut of Smith's 100-year-old lathe. Cherry headboard, ash rails, and poplar slats; clear satin Italian lacquer finish. Mattress and bedding not included. Simple assembly required. Available in queen and king sizes.

It sells for $3600.00 for the queen; $4200.00 for the king. It's of course available from The Artful Home, one of my favorite online shopping sites for art furniture and nature-inspired!

This demilune faux bois table was also spotted at Gump's!

It originated in 19th-century French garden furniture. Skilled artisans shape the gnarled branches that form its base from concrete-like resin over a sturdy metal frame. The half-round top is meticulously detailed to resemble the cross section of a tree, with nuanced handpainting and sculpting that suggest age rings and the texture of bark.

What's cool about this table is how it's made! Don't let the handpainted white lacquer finish fool you.

Would you believe??? This is actually crafted from natural tree roots!

Well, you don't get any more nature-inspired than this table that was spotted at Neiman Marcus.

Is this not spectacular? It's a steel and copper chair called Autumn's Throne.

No mere seat--a magical landscape caught in the moment before fall turns to winter. Copper seat with stainless steel branches and leaves. Limited edition of 5. Signed and numbered on reverse. Dimensions: 58"H x 15.5"W x 15.5"D.

Autumn's Throne is masterfully handcrafted by the husband and wife team of Rachel Miller and Tim Miller. You can find it at The Artful Home for $2200.00 + S/H of $275.00.

This is Mr Stickley by Frag Woodall.

This lamp was awarded Product of the Year by Home Beautiful Awards.

Mr Stickley is a floor lamp with a difference. Instead of a single standard position, Mr Stickley has three basic positions - upright, mid position and a low cantilevered lean. As a result you have a lamp with multiple looks to suit your mood, the space and the objects around it.

The three lighting positions are determined by which particular legs are used. The arterial roots or legs at first seem arbitrary but on closer inspection we discover that it is these which create varying leans. The shade, deliberately simple in line, further emphasises the drama of the slanting base with its horizontal lines, and brings a sense of equilibrium to the object.

This is one of the lily.mgx lamps which are designed by Janne Kyttanen for Materialise.

Combining art and technology and drawing on the forms of nature, materialise has produced these exceptional floor and table lamps. each lamp resembles a simple and elegant lily pad flower; belying the complex mathematics and high-tech rendering techniques that are used to create these stunning pieces.

These lamps were created through the use of rapid prototyping technology, which is a 3-d material printing process allowing for an unlimited freedom of design far beyond the capacity of traditional manufacturing processes.

Gosh, this is surely unique and striking for a wall mirror!

It's from the Dransfield and Ross collection that I spotted at Neiman Marcus.

Would you believe, it is actually painted natural tree roots! I love it!!!

Michael Aram's handmade metalwork melds Eastern delicacy with Western substance, as well as classical and contemporary design motifs, in these highly distinctive bowls. His thatch bowls interlace recycled metal twigs so skillfully they appear to form nests that float on currents of air.

Can you see the cute birds nest in the center of the plates?

Crafted from thousand year old pottery, faux bois is designed to look like limbs and twigs. Hand-glazed ceramic stoneware provides for charming uniqueness. Dishwasher and microwave safe. Available in Blue. These particular plates sold in a set of four from Room Service Home.

Antiqued brass coils of recycled, hand-shaped wire evoke the thatching of a bird's nest. Inside it sit two smooth, luminous glass eggs that shimmer with soft blue-tinged light. Its diminutive size leaves ample space for it to be combined with other collectibles on mantles, shelves, and tables. Fanciful as well as beautiful, the glowing nest makes an unusual gift that will soon become a conversation piece.

Wow, get a load of this item!

Phrenology was all aflutter in 19th century popular culture. Cultivate your reading room with similar light, cerebral thought by adding this modern version of a phrenology cast. Its resemblance to the archetype is apparent, but beautiful dragonfly, butterfly and colorful insect enhancements make this accent of lore ripe for friendly discussion. This nature-inspired cast is made of durable ceramic and works as an accent piece, book holder or coffee-table ornament. Available in 2 sizes.

I spotted this at The Home Port--and it was still available the last time I checked!

An entire self-sustaining ecosystem thrives within this attractive hand-blown glass sphere: Plants, live shrimp,algae, and microorganisms. It requires only indirect light and moderate temperatures, and offers hours of fascinating viewing.

Each EcoSphere comes with a handbook that explains how it works and how to care for it. NOTE: The ecosphere contains living organisms that require light to live.

This is a metal twig jewelry tree! How cool is this?

With loops for earrings and plenty of branches for necklaces and bracelets, our recycled metal twig tree in bronze finish, organizes with ease, adds it own decorative accent to your bedroom, and takes up almost no space on your dresser, shelf or table.

This is so cool--it's inspired by a eucalyptus stem--notice the leaf motif which is prolific in nature-inspired jewelry.

Rebecca Myers is the artist behind this creation. What she says, My studio has always been my chapel for creativity. A place where ideas are given expression. I try to capture the sublime beauty found in nature and art and express it with the work that I make. In some of my pieces I recreate natural forms and in others I try to instill a sense of awe with high karat color, texture and design.

Another masterful creation inspired by the eucalyptus stem is this pendant.

Zelda Wong is a jewelry designer, orginally from Macau, who lives in England.

Following her jewellery degree at Sheffield Hallam University, she worked for a precious jewellers in the both Sheffield and Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. This gave her the skills and confidence to set up her own workshop, based in the West Midlands, where her designs are individually handmade.

Her designs share the same principle: a piece of jewellery that is unique, beautiful and makes the wearer feel special.

Twigs and Heather is the website where I found some cute nature-inspired twig jewelry.

Fine handcrafted Sterling Silver jewelry by Silversmiths Heather and Kerry Alice Collins. Using items such as twigs, acorns, maple seeds and unique hand carved wax models. Each piece is hand-made and one of a kind, using the lost wax and natural burnout casting methods.

Twigs are collected and cast in solid 18 kt. gold, and then manipulated into elegant and unique forms. Each piece is finished by a process of fire-polishing that raises the fine gold to the surface of the piece, giving the work both strength and a rich gold hue.

Large Colombian emerald Twig ring The branches spiral around the stone and the band integrates flawlessly into the prongs that hold the stone securely.

Tumble-polished in swift streams, buffed and dimpled by time, these stone vases and cairns tell the story of their past in every fissure and swirl.

The rounded sculptural beauty of these piled stones delights the eye as they rise up from a window sill, desk top or table. Since we first roamed the planet, cairns-shaped rock piles-have been used as markers, whether on a mountain summit, path, or commemorative site.

Also evoking safety, hope and friendship they were considered imbued with spirit. The stone vases help bring a touch of the outdoors inside when filled with sprigs or buds from your back yard. Cairns require assembly.

Tumble-polished over the ages in swift mountain streams, the stone emerges with intriguing patterns of swirls, ridges and depressions. Credit nature for creating each piece to be unique in tone, texture and shape. The set includes two vases.

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Nature Inspired : Faux Bois and More was originally created on August 4, 2007.
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