I was flipping through Australia Vogue Living this morning and this tiny little blurb caught my eye. The 200 year old Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge, located in a small town in Queensland, is considered the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party. The tree was poisoned in 2006 in an act of vandalism, and the dead trunk is all that remains. For the entire story, click here.
The photo that caught my eye was this one.
picture courtesy of ABC news Australia (http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200905/r366237_1696391.jpg)
An architecture firm, M3architecture, in association with Brian Hooper Architect, designed the memorial for the tree of knowledge erecting a giant timber and steel box with 3600 suspended (and sustainably obtained) timber slats that recreate the lost canopy. Check out www.m3architecture.com for the entire project and more pictures.
I recently came across a website produced in memory of a tree that fell on a beautiful beach outside of Paia, the "Rope Tree" at Camp One.
Sorry for the teensy picture, but you can go to http://www.mauiwindcam.com/features/ropetree/ for lots more pictures, and history on the tree which was a major landmark on the northshore for many many years.
So not to get all bummer summer on you, but I find tree memorials pretty depressing. There's lots of easy ways to make sure you're not consuming too much wood products. Reading the newspaper online, buying recycled paper products, and all the other things most of us try to do every day (you should post a comment with any stellar ideas on conserving).
One huge industry beautiful trees are used for is furniture. Lucky for you all the furniture at Indigo is acquired with the environment in mind.
These night stands are all older pieces that have been handpainted by talented artisans in Northern India. They are $550 each and are precious.
We have tons of repurposed pieces like shelving made from old racing canoes and carved gateways. I just sold the last sweet pouf holder made from an old grain press. Email if you'd like some pictures and come in anytime to check out all of furniture that won't necessitate a tree memorial.
Rose
Wow! Good job to the artists who did that.. Such a wonderful work of art.. Thanks a lot for sharing this in here..
Posted by: Sevenoaks Furniture | 03/01/2011 at 09:13 AM
The pictures look great. I like those vintage looking cabinets. Love to see them inside my my house. Thank you for sharing your post.
Posted by: Shutters Perth | 04/06/2011 at 09:07 PM