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In the fertile Hills of Derbyshire, England
在英格兰德比郡肥沃的丘陵中
One man is cultivating something unique
有人种着某种不同寻常的东西
I'm Gavin Munro, I grow furnitures
我是加文· 芒罗，我种植家具
This is our furniture orchard
这是我们的家具种植园
We've got chairs this side, lamps over here, tables little further on that way
这边种的是椅子，这边是灯罩，那后面是桌子
and all manner of things in between
还有其他各种各样的家具
The original idea came from realizing that the way that we make furniture now
最初的想法是来源于我想到了我们现在制作家具的方式
that we have to grow the trees for at least 50 years
现在要做个家具，首先种树就得50年以上的时间
and then cut them down
之后把树砍下来
and we make them into smaller and smaller and smaller bits
做成一个一个越来越小的零部件
before sticking them back together again
最后再把它们组装起来
Why bother with that at all
为什么要搞这么麻烦呢
Why indeed
是啊，为什么呢
Gavin trains the branches of young trees by attaching them to specially made forms
加文把年幼的树枝绑在特制的模型上，对它们的成长加以引导
He then grasp them together to form one solid piece slowly
之后再把他们绑在一起让它们慢慢变得更加牢固
they grow into fully formed pieces of furniture
最后就会长成成形的家具
but exactly how slow are we talking
可是到底有多慢呢
for a chair to grow, that takes five to ten years depending on the species
要长出一个椅子的话，根据树种的不同，要5-10年的时间
the thing is if you thinking about this in the bigger picture
问题是，如果你用更长远的眼光来看
then by the time you've grown your tree for 50 years
那么，等你种的树已经长到50岁的时候
we'll have at least 10 generations of chairs roll down
我们其实至少已经有10批椅子了
Well, it seems slow
好吧，看似是有点儿慢
In real terms of making things out of wood, it's actually pretty quick
但真正就用木材制作东西而言，我们这种方法其实还是挺快的
When we harvest the trees, we're not killing them
收割的时候，这些树并不会死去
the varieties that we use all grow back again the next year
我们用过的这些树第二年都会重新长回来
On the environmental front
就环保而言
It's not just efficient, it's over efficient
这种方法不仅仅是高效，而且是超级高效
Well, we've only waited ten years for that
只用了10年就长成那样了
We've got this lovely curve coming up here
一直到这里都有漂亮的纹路
when we sand this down
等把这个地方推平之后
this little triangles gonna look gorgeous
这个三角区域就会非常漂亮
We can get them into the workshop
我们把这些树弄到作坊里
and the fun begins on the production side
加工环节的趣味就开始了
and we can start the kind of bring together geometry and nature
这个时候，我们可以让几何和自然相结合
the finishing is where we can really let that shine
收尾的时候，也是两者绽放光彩的时候
and no one can deny that Gavin's furniture is beautiful
不可否认，加文的家具很漂亮
but is it functional
可是，实用吗
not only do we think that they'll be stronger, they'll be way stronger
在我们看来，我们的家具不仅结实，而是相当的结实
because they're one solid piece, there's no joints to come loose
因为它们是一体式的，没有可以松动的接口
what we're doing here is collaborating with the trees
我们所做的工作就是与树合作
it's kind of a beautiful way of working really
这是一种美丽的工作方式，真的
