He experimented with crushing, melting and soaking items of furniture, and even tried throwing them off his balcony, before he settled on burning them. He perfected the technique in his garden, using the blowtorch to singe the surface of the timber and then quickly extinguishing it with water to prevent the flames taking hold. “At first I didn’t realise that if there is smoke, there is still fire,” he laughs. “I’d go off and make a coffee and come back and there’d be nothing left."from icon eye
