Los Angeles-based designer Andrew Lewicki produced an amazing wooden Les Paul guitar that he calls ‘Less Paul.'
The Less Paul Guitar is a guitar made out of the style of the popular Les Paul guitars, but with the added feature of looking almost exactly like the guitar was taken straight from the haul of a tree trunk. The ‘Less Paul’ Guitar is made out of baltic birch plywood, CDX plywood, hardboard, MDF, polystyrene, ABS, steel and various guitar parts.
Andrew is known for his work of taking popular brands and creating a product based on its idea, such as his Louis Vuitton waffle maker and now this Less Paul Guitar.
Andrew graduated with a BFA at Otis College of Art and Design and has since been in his own solo exhibition and various group exhibitions.
Tree Trunk-Inspired Instruments
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