Espalier Furniture

Once a tree,
now a flamingo.

Furniture designed by Sam Modde with AI, and cut from solid wood in Phoenix, Arizona.

The series

Every series starts from a living thing and borrows its shape or its strength. Each one says which.

  1. Saguaro

    Arms that leave the trunk and turn up.

    StoolBorrows its shapeIn design

  2. Flamingo

    One leg standing, the other folded.

    Entryway tableBorrows its shapeIn the workshop

  3. Bat

    A grip its own weight closes.

    Wall shelvesBorrows its strengthIn design

  4. Beetle

    A shell that locks at its seams.

    NightstandBorrows its strengthIn design

  5. Kangaroo

    Its body is the back, its pouch the seat.

    Office chairBorrows its shapeIn design