Recent Danish Design School graduate Johanna Mattsson has created this chair inspired by the ash tree.

We love the branch-like back - which provides the perfect place to hang things from, as well as providing support when seated.

However, Mattsson has addressed greener practicalities too:

"Outdoor furniture sold and used in Scandinavia are often made of exotic wood imported from faraway countries, which generate a huge amount of co2 pollution; or the materials used are non-renewable resources hard to introduce to new lifecycles and therefore creates an unwanted environmental impact during their lifetime."

Mattsson says, explaining further:

"I have created a concept for outdoor furniture suitable to the climate, history and the assets that are represented here in Scandinavia; a concept with references to Nordic furniture history, the Nordic mythology and traditional furniture manufacturing.

The first piece of furniture from this concept is a chair made from solid ash wood.

By the end of its functional life is meant to be burned to ashes, which gives nutrition and life to another plant or tree: ashes to ashes.

I wanted to focus on the locally grown and produced materials, and furthermore inform the consumer about the lifecycle and environmental impact of the chair. Lastly I wanted to stress the owner responsibility in regard to caring for the chair and thus extend its functional life."