For the past 17 years, Full Grown has been pioneering a groundbreaking collaboration with nature, cultivating tree-grown chairs as a response to the environmental crisis. Founded in 2006 by Gavin Munro and now run alongside his partner Alice Munro, the project has evolved into a globally recognised practice of living design. Munro’s invaluable experience has positioned him as a leading expert in the expanding field of bio-design, developing new techniques and experimental approaches that bridge horticulture, craftsmanship, and sustainable production.
Full Grown’s harvested pieces have been acquired by the St Louis Museum of Art, USA (2026); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2024); Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France (2024); the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA (2024); the Dresden Museum of Decorative Arts, Germany (2024); Vitra Design Museum, Germany (2023); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA (2023); National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (2023); and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (2022).
Exhibition highlights include the UK Pavilion at the Beijing Horticultural Expo, China (2019); the Saint- Étienne Design Biennale, France (2024); the display of the Edwardes Chair at Masterly Milano Dutch Pavilion, Italy (2024); Garden Futures at the Vitra Design Museum, Germany (2023); Garden Futures at Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam (2024); A Labour of Love at La Manufacture, Lille, France (2020); garden exhibitions in Helsinki and Rotterdam (2024–2025); and a collaboration with Louis Vuitton for their RHS Gold Medal-winning Chelsea in Bloom presentation in London (2022), plus featuring in further presentations for Chelsea in Bloom, New York (2024), and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London (2026).
Full Grown were nominated for the NCA Sustainability Award in 2024. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Vice, Design Week, Aeon, Architectural Digest, International Business Times, MIT Technology Review, among others.