Eco Christmas Tree

Australian graphic designers Buro North have created a plywood Christmas tree which is “80% more environmentally friendly” than a traditional fir or spruce tree. It comes flat-packed in a variety of three sizes and can be used year after year.

It is made with environmentally aware ingredients, they are CNC routered (a low-energy production technique) with waste material minimised by design, the flat-packed tree is emissions-efficient to transport and the most sustainable feature of the ‘Green’ tree is that you can use it for many Christmases to come.

Personally, I don't think the plywood tree will ever replace the traditional Christmas tree for the majority. There are many reasons I think this one being that apart from the shape the plywood tree looks nothing like a Christmas tree and has a much more cold feel about it. The concept is good and potentially could be a huge step towards helping the environment considering the waste produced by Christmas trees year on year. 


By Jordan