Carving Out a Comfortable Spot in the Garden
January 20, 2011 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
Call it furniture, or perhaps a piece of sustainable garden sculpture. Jake Phipps carves solid cedar tree trunks into sensually curved twin loveseats that are at home indoors or out.
Sort of like the old-fashioned courting or kissing bench, the ergonomic design offers comfort while encouraging a tête-à-tête between two people as they face each other.
Through Riva 1920.
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: garden bench, garden loveseat, outdoor bench, outdoor chaise, outsoor loveseat, reclaimed wood
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I wonder if he used trees that were already dead or were they cut for the furniture? His site doesn’t say it was harvested from a sustainable forest. It’s better to have a living cedar tree in the forest than a dead cedar love seat in your house.
— January 20, 2011 @ 10:09
Catherine wrote what I was to say…
Design wise – it is fabulous! Like better outside than in…
Face it west/east for sunset/sunrise!
I have picked out boulders for clients that have “natural” places perfect for human rear ends. Maybe he should consider taking up rock sculpture – – can you imagine this in granite?
— January 20, 2011 @ 12:22