Inspiration from Afrika: Live in a nest
Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Jonathan Cherry in Design
Have you ever looked up at a Weaver bird's nest and wished you could climb up and sleep inside it?
Porky Hefer has and he's now made his dream a reality by crafting a human-sized nest woven out of alien trees [Port Jackson/Black Wattle]. The design was commissioned by Southern Guild for the Joburg Art Fair and the purpose was to blur the line between art and design.
It’s made in Riviersonderend where I collaborate with Mariki and Beyers Beyers of Bloemenkraal.
They specialize in working with aliens and the result is providing much needed jobs in an area where there aren’t many.
It’s huge 3m x 2.5m, and can carry two adults and a small child.
The original dream was for them to be erected on game farms as chill spaces that functioned as hides for the occupants to view game at a watering hole or river or bird watching.
Suspended from a tree and hung about 3meters off the ground to keep you out of reach of any dangers.
Access is via a rope ladder that can be rolled up and stored.
They specialize in working with aliens and the result is providing much needed jobs in an area where there aren’t many.
It’s huge 3m x 2.5m, and can carry two adults and a small child.
The original dream was for them to be erected on game farms as chill spaces that functioned as hides for the occupants to view game at a watering hole or river or bird watching.
Suspended from a tree and hung about 3meters off the ground to keep you out of reach of any dangers.
Access is via a rope ladder that can be rolled up and stored.
Having worked closely with Porky in the past, we're rightfully expecting a nest, complete with down feathers and a few chicks, to be erected in our headquarters for brainstorming purposes and Friday afternoon drinks.
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