2017 is the Year of the Rooster (the tenth animal in the twelve-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs). As the only bird represented on the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Rooster is the perfect excuse to add to (or start) that collection of winsome wooden birds. Indeed, there is a growing fascination (and love affair) across the design world with small wooden figures, especially our feathered friends. Alongside notable design classics (from the Eames House Bird to Kristian Vedel’s BIRD), novel designs have been introduced by various design companies, including: LZF’s Big Bird and Normann Copenhagen’s Shorebirds.Wooden birds are cosy and caring, cheeky and cheery. What’s more, their presence in a thoughtfully designed interior adds to a pleasing sense of hygge.Big BirdBig Bird is part of the eclectic and entirely eccentric Funny Farm family. Designed by Isidro Ferrer for LZF Lamps, Big Bird is made by hand in the Pyrenees by craftsman Carlos Mur, using FSC certified Pequia & African Padauk wood.Big Bird.Image © 2017 The Funny Farm.BIRDKristian Vedel’s curious and characteristic BIRD from ARCHITECTMADE is handmade using Danish oak. By tilting its head, the adorable BIRD can express a myriad of feelings. BIRD is available in small, large and chubby sizes, in natural or smoked oak.Kristian Vedel’s BIRD family.Kristian Vedel’s BIRD family.Images via ARCHITECTMADE.D-DuckA member of The Funny Farm, designed by Isidro Fe...