Alice and Gavin Munro grow their creations upside down, in a process that they say typically takes between six and nine years, before each item is dried for a year. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
An eco-minded couple is taking sustainability to the next level running Britain's first "furniture orchard" — where chairs are grown on trees.
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The 'furniture orchard' where chairs are grown on trees. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
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Branches are sliced and their bark brought together so that the shape can grow as one solid form. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
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Alice and Gavin Munro's process involves training and pruning young tree branches as they grow over specially-made pieces of recycled plastic which help to shape the trees' growth. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
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