Boys in Trees

In a world increasingly driven by the synthetic and the fleeting, Boys in Trees brings us back to something elemental — wood. This exhibition is an ode to furniture design crafted exclusively from wood, celebrating the enduring power of a material that has shaped our environments, our history, and our imagination for millennia. Each piece on display is a study in material honesty — revealing how wood, in all its species and textures, speaks to us through design. From the dense, quiet weight of walnut to the open warmth of ash, the exhibition explores how wood can embody both structure and soul. It is a material that remembers: every knot, grain, and crack is a trace of time, growth, and place. Yet wood is not merely a carrier of memories — it is an invitation to touch, to experience, to feel. The designers in this exhibition have worked with and against the grain, carving, bending, joining, and polishing with reverence for the living nature of their material. There is tension — between wildness and control, form and function — and within that tension lies the essence of craftsmanship. Boys in Trees is not a nostalgic return to traditional making, but a contemporary reflection on how wood continues to shape the future of design. In a time of transience, these works stand firm — grounded, breathing, alive. Welcome to an exhibition where furniture is not only made — but also grown, remembered, and reinvented.