| Branching out |
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| Written by Vivian McInerny |
| Wednesday, 07 September 2011 12:34 |
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You can choose from quite literal versions such as a lamp by Frederick Cooper that looks like a brass-dipped bonsai tree with a shade, or a custom metal bed by California artist Shawn Lovell that seems to grow around the sleeper. Or go for a whimsical interpretation like the tree-shaped shelf by Japanese designer Shawn Loh that cradles books and toys in its branches.
There are even items that make a mere suggestion of flora such as the small oil lamp by Adam Frank that projects a flickering silhouette of a tree on a wall.
So use sparingly. Or you won’t be able to see the trees for the forest. |



Tree huggers unite. There's enough tree-inspired décor on the market this fall to transform your home into a forest.
If an entire tree is bit much for your space, there are plenty of pieces that make use of parts of trees including side tables with twig-like pulls, and chairs or ottomans in abstract leafy branch print fabrics.
Floral frequently comes and goes; it’s practically a home design perennial. But tree-inspired items are relatively rare, maybe because they command almost as much visual space as the real deal.