Mark Sage Repurposes French Oak Barrels into Chic Lighting Fixtures
Elsa Blaine — July 16, 2009 — Eco
References: restorationhardware & bobointriguingobjects
These urban-rustic chandeliers are created from French oak wine barrels. Furniture designer Mark Sage of Belgium hand makes the fixtures in a number of sizes from reclaimed wooden casks.
Sage uses barrel staves, the strips of oak used to make the wine drums and the metal hoops used to hold them together, in the lighting designs.
Mark Sage’s six-candle version of the wine barrel chandelier has just been listed by Restoration Hardware, so if you have your heart set on one you can order your own for $2,495; however, quantities are limited.
Sage uses barrel staves, the strips of oak used to make the wine drums and the metal hoops used to hold them together, in the lighting designs.
Mark Sage’s six-candle version of the wine barrel chandelier has just been listed by Restoration Hardware, so if you have your heart set on one you can order your own for $2,495; however, quantities are limited.
Trend Themes
1. Urban-rustic Lighting - Repurposing wine barrels into chic lighting fixtures presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the urban-rustic lighting trend.
2. Sustainable Design - Using reclaimed wooden casks for making chandeliers taps into the sustainable design trend and offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the industry.
3. Handcrafted Furniture - The handcrafted nature of these wine barrel chandeliers caters to the growing trend of consumers seeking unique, artisanal furniture pieces.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - The use of wine barrels in creating chandeliers provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for the interior design industry.
2. Home Decor - Repurposed wine barrel chandeliers offer a unique and eco-friendly home decoration option, aligning with the sustainable home decor trend.
3. Furniture Manufacturing - Incorporating reclaimed wooden casks in lighting fixtures opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the furniture manufacturing industry.
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