It’s Alive! 13 Examples of Green Growing Furniture
Is living furniture the next frontier in ultra-eco-friendly design? Oxygenating the air, providing a punch of green and acting as a natural accent in both interior and exterior spaces, these 13 unusual furniture designs incorporate actively growing moss, grass, vines, mushrooms and even crystals. Growing Chair by Michel Bussien (image via: yanko design ) Raised on a growing platform like an elvish throne, Michel Bussien’s ‘Growing Chair’ helps us get back to our roots with a clear polycarbonate frame that is filled with greenery as the plant inside grows. The artist says “To move further we need to incorporate the living matter that surrounds us. Let us use the complexity of living nature and include it in our creations. These creations will then redefine the way we reconstruct nature.” Moss Bath Mat (image via: dornob ) All that water that drips off your body when you emerge from the shower could be feeding live moss, which is just squishy enough to provide a sup