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Harvested Beauty

Sturgeon Bay craftsman and fine furniture maker Michael Doerr is exhibiting his “New Number One” chair at the Lynden Sculpture Garden of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, as part of “Urban Wood Encounter.” The exhibit promotes the use of wood from trees removed in cities and other non-traditional sources. Doerr’s chair is made of wood collected after Sturgeon Bay Utilities cut down the trees along Door County’s Road M to protect the power lines.

Urban Wood Encounter, now in its fourth year, is designed to introduce the public to the environmental value of urban wood within the context of an exhibition of fine furniture. Urban wood comes from the trees that line streets, shade homes and define parks – trees that are not harvested for their timber value but instead often find their way into landfills when they succumb to age, injury or disease.

In an effort to advance the sustainable recovery and the best use of the products of urban forests, the Urban Wood Encounter challenges furniture makers and designers to create inspiring, thoughtful and beautiful furniture from this regionally abundant and underutilized natural resource. For more information visit lyndensculpturegarden.org/exhibitions/urban-wood-encounter. To learn more about Doerr Woodworking visit MichaelDoerr.com or call 920.743.5631.