There is a bird housing crisis. Deforestation of mature woodland is putting pressure on available nesting spaces, especially within urban settings. Birdhives is a collaboration between our fine feathered friends and two makers with bird toponyms. Crafted by David Swallow and designed by Christie Swallow, the series takes inspiration from more-than-human design practices of nests, hives and other dwellings to create remedial housing infrastructure. Each hive is composed of discarded hardwoods, making use of scraps otherwise too small to have "productive" value, which are then composed into strips, CNC cut and then hand carved to create a form that appears both artificial and organic.

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