Pigs learnt the hard way not to build houses out of straw but who knows what Mr Wolf would make of a chair made from drinking straws. Glaswegian designer Scott Jarvie seems to think it's a good idea and after being inspired by the tube like structure of the inside of trees decided to build the 'Clutch Chair' from 10,000 standard drinking straws.
Trees use a series of long capillary tubes called Xylem to shift water large distances with little more than the sucking action created by the evaporation of water from its leaves and the strong 'hydrogen' bonds between water molecules which creates a moving column within the tree. This structure also provides lateral strength as the tree grows upwards and the chair will be suprisingly resistant to compression and light weight due to the thin tubes supporting each other.
Apparently the designer feels it 'passes comment on our disposable culture'. Quite how I'm not really sure - it is ultimately just a disposable item made from small disposable items. Comfy? maybe not, but it is pretty eye catching.
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