"Remains Benches"
Elyse Marks
@Behance Network
The inlay design on these wood benches depicts skeletal animals crawling among bare trees - with, according to the artist, "a noose thrown in for good measure." It's kind of a memento mori thing, I guess. What an unusual Christmas gift these would be!
Via designmilk; thanks to kattyface for the tip
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Holy fucknoly! That's really inlay!>!?!?!?
I saw it described as such but on closer examination, I'm not convinced. The designer doesn't say it is, so probably not.