We’re living in an exciting era when, after years of glamourised mass consumption and disassociation from natural resources people are reconnecting with nature. We know we can go to a retailer and buy cheap products yet are starting to ask why it’s cheap, who made it and at what cost to the environment?
Many people are inspired by nature as observers; like an artist reproducing the beauty of a flower with pen and paper. Occasionally however, people develop deep connections with the natural world and rather than merely copying or even exploiting its resources, they allow the unique expression of the material to take the lead during the making process.
Marcus Drummond is one such artisan. A green wood worker with a deep reverence for the environment who creates heirloom furniture entirely by hand. For those of you not familiar with green wood work, it is an ancient craft that utilises the softness of newly felled trees for carpentry with hand tools.
