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Tree Lungs by Loop.pH

Commissioned by the French cultural arts organization Lille300, London-based design studio Loop.pH created EnergyFutures, a series of installations in the park and design science workshops, for the Fantastic 2012 arts festival.  "Tree Lungs"…

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Stunning Bonsai Wire Trees by KaiTrees

Wisconsin-based artist KaiTrees creates incredibly detailed, insanely intricate bonsai trees using strands of high quality aluminum alloy wire.  He has spent the past 23 years mastering this labor-intensive craft, or "decoding the language of…

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Gorgeous Tree of Light by Pink+Gruen

For those who visited the Fusion Festival near the Lake Muritz in Germany this summer, they were in for a treat as design duo Pink+Gruen created an unforgettable lighting experience for late-night visitors. Dubbed…

Shadow Chair Collection by Duffy London

Shadow Chair Collection by Duffy London

Shadow chairs by design company Duffy London appear to defy gravity by balancing on two front legs at first.  Closer inspection reveals that the shadow is part of the chair.  And in some…

Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Inspired by the form of the orchid, landscape architecture firm Grant Associates’ masterplan Gardens by the Bay is a rich fusion of nature, technology and environmental management. It is also one of the largest garden…

“Lean With It” by Paul Octavious

“Lean With It” by Paul Octavious

“Lean With it” is a new photo series by Chicago-based photographer Paul Octavious.  He took pictures of his friends leaning at impossible angles that mimic the random trees found along his journeys. source:…

Recycled Plastic Bag Installations by The Miha Artnak

Recycled Plastic Bag Installations by The Miha Artnak

Slovenian artist The Miha Artnak, together with Ekologi Brez Meja of Ocistimo, Lukatarina, Nataša Zuljan and Eco Vitae, created two large-scale installations, The Rise of the Fall and The Tackle of the Tentacle, using…

'Vogelenzangpark 17bis' by Benjamin Verdonck

‘Vogelenzangpark 17bis’ by Benjamin Verdonck

Antwerp-based visual artist Benjamin Verdonck has created 'Vogelenzangpark 17bis', a treehouse-like architectural artwork for TRACK art festival in Ghent, Belgium. Unlike most treehouses, this one is not made for the kids, but built at a senior…

Carved Books by Kylie Stillman

Amazing Book Carvings by Kylie Stillman

Melbourne-based sculptor Kylie Stillman is best known for her work with books. She uses outdated books as a block of marble and carves creatures and trees into the pages, creating beautiful works of…

Modified Turntable Plays Slices of Wood

Modified Turntable Plays Slices of Wood

This is not your usual record player.  For his project titled 'Years', German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck modified a record player into a machine that can read the year ring data on slices of wood and…

The Mirror Cube Treehouse

The Mirrorcube Invisible Treehouse

Inspired by Jonas Selberg Augustsen's documentary ”The Tree Lover”, Scandinavian architects Bolle Tham & Martin Videgård decided to create a treehouse that gives people a chance to experience nature amongst the tree-tops. That led to the creation of…

Tree Cathedral in Italy

Tree Cathedral in Italy

Italian artist Giuliano Mauri owes his fame to his many poetic environmental works, which are referred to as “natural architectures”. Working with branches and logs, he builds fantastically real buildings. Based on the…

Frozen Trees by LIKE Architects

Frozen Trees by LIKE Architects

Frozen Trees by LIKE Architects created for this past Christmas is one of the 7 projects selected by Lisbon City Hall and the Museum of Design and Fashion. Using white monochromatic LED system, LIKE Architects…

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree by Jolanta Smidtiene

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree by Jolanta Smidtiene

This 42 foot tall Christmas tree is located in Kaunas, Lithuania.  Created by artist Jolanta Smidtiene, this eco-friendly tree is made of 32,000 recycled green plastic bottles and zip ties. The tree is lit…

Sensing Responding by Sophia Sobers

Sensing Responding by Sophia Sobers

Using a motion sensor to control LED brightness, Sophia Sobers creates an interactive installation that visualizes how trees response to human presence.  Sobers' passion lies in combining art with technology, which unequivocally makes her  "an…

Treehouse by Takashi Kobayashi

Tree Houses by Takashi Kobayashi

Takashi Kobayashi, a clothing buyer turned professional tree house builder, built his first tree house in 1993 on a piece of rented land in Tokyo. Since then, he has built tree houses all…

Cherry Tree Installation by Tom Price

Cherry Tree Installation by Tom Price

Using only polypropylene pipe and nylon cable ties, London-based designer Tom Price creates an installation that pays homage to Washington DC's iconic cherry tree.  Currently on display at the Industry Gallery in Washington…

Hope Tree by 24° Studio

Hope Tree by 24° Studio

Hope Tree installation was created by 24° Studio back in 2010, led by Japanese architects Fumio Hirakawa and Marina Topunova.  The installation explores the spatial condition that attended to question our surrounding as…

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