What mysteries are to be found within the interior of a tree?

Attendees at last week’s Maison&Objet were sure to have realized that forests live and breathe just as we do, but that the stasis of their constituent parts provokes a different kind of contemplation.

Presence Art & Design evokes something of this species-level solitude with the Trees of Life, “Offering a mutual embrace… a harmony of forms in the heart of the trunk of a majestic cedar tree that has died on its feet.”

The Trees of Life are wooden sculptures that double as places of repose—cocoon-like sanctuaries whose contours provide an innately ergonomic surface.

All sculptures are bio-sourced: French Cedars that have fallen in storms or reached end of life: what a tale therein to be told!

Some closing words from Philippe Bray of Presence: “Engulfed in the heart of the Tree, I become again the amazed child, I am re-enchanted by the energy of the Tree. The palpable meets the impalpable… The art of form meets that which has no form…”