Furniture designer Gavin Munro has developed a method of training trees to grow around specially designed molds so he can harvest naturally formed tables, chairs, lampshades, and mirror frames. Munro believes that this type of Botanical Manufacturing is a new and sustainable form of environmentally friendly mass production. You can read all about the process here: http://3dprint.com/57427/wood-furniture-from-nature/


Below is a photo of Gavin Munro with his trees being shaped: