Buro Trees - the eco-conscious, Melbourne designed and manufactured, entirely recyclable Christmas tree alternative! Top - 'Rindd' tree, bottom - 'Frigg' tree.
Buro North is an incredibly prolific, vibrant young Melbourne-based interdisciplinary design studio... you might remember I interviewed their inspiring design director, Soren Luckins, last year?
Buro North are a seriously clever bunch of people... In addition to their fantastic folio of graphic design, industrial design and wayfinding work, Buro North also design super spunky Christmas trees!
I know it's hard to part with the beautiful Christmas-sy smell of a real pine tree... but the Buro Trees do offer a very seductive eco-conscious alternative! Their beautifully designed ply-wood trees come in a range of sizes, and if you buy one, your Christmas carbon footprint continues to shrink as your re-use your tree year after year. A much more sustainable way to celebrate!
Buro's first tree, the 'Rindd' design, won a Premier's Design Award in 2008. This year they've launched two new designs - 'Frigg' and 'Gryder'. I think I love Frigg the best! I think it's the architectural, snow-flake-inspired shape.... super stylish but somehow delicate and pretty at the same time.
Visit the Buro Tree website for more info or to buy a tree.
ps) Buro North also have a fantastic blog.
The 'Gryder' tree
saw these at Design Made Trade and thought they were beautiful, prefect for a summer xmas!
ReplyDeleteParticularly like the 'Gryder' tree, really simple, beautiful design, nice one!
ReplyDeleteI want them for the house! Perfect for minimalist spaces!
ReplyDeleteVery cool design! You always have great finds on your blog.
ReplyDeletemmm i love the frigg tree.. looks gorgeous next to the eames chair too.
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