Asif Khan creates spectacular furniture with flowers

Designer Asif Khan has taken the subdued aesthetic of Gypsophila (better known as Baby's Breath) and let it bloom into something splendid to sit on. Kahn began working with the flora when he was challenged by the Design Museum in London to create something special with London's local plant life as a base material. What resulted was "Harvest"—a breathtaking series of furniture in which the sturdy is fused with the delicate, and the bland becomes something spectacular.

Asif Khan's Chair Covered in Gypsophilia

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Designer Asif Khan has taken the subdued aesthetic of Gypsophila (better known as Baby's Breath) and let it bloom into something splendid to sit on. Kahn began working with the flora when he was challenged by the Design Museum in London to create something special with London's local plant life as a base material. What resulted was "Harvest"—a breathtaking series of furniture in which the sturdy is fused with the delicate, and the bland becomes something spectacular.

The Baby's Breath was cultivated, shaped, and then freeze-dried.

Asif Khan Baby's Breath Chair

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The Baby's Breath was cultivated, shaped, and then freeze-dried.

Once the flowers had dried, they were covered in a linseed resin to help them keep their shape.

Baby's Breath Chair by Asif Khan

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Once the flowers had dried, they were covered in a linseed resin to help them keep their shape.

These resin-covered flowers were then transformed into items of furniture.

Furniture made from flowers_Harvest by Asif Khan 3

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These resin-covered flowers were then transformed into items of furniture.

Khan's furniture bridges the gap between the delicate and the sturdy.

Chairs covered in flowers

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Khan's furniture bridges the gap between the delicate and the sturdy.

Harvest is an interesting concept that not only brings light upon the use of unconventional, under-appreciated materials, but reinforces a connection between the interior and natural exterior world—a place we often forget to consider in our busy urban lives.

Asif Khan flower furniture display

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Harvest is an interesting concept that not only brings light upon the use of unconventional, under-appreciated materials, but reinforces a connection between the interior and natural exterior world—a place we often forget to consider in our busy urban lives.

Baby's Breath (Gypsophila) in full bloom.

Gypsophila

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Baby's Breath (Gypsophila) in full bloom.

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