Written Research For Wood

Written research.

I wanted to know what was trending these days with lamps and furniture, because I want this lamp to fit in with our new, somewhat modern house. We have a lot of trendy wooden furniture in our house so i wanted to make a lamp that would fit in with the layout. But I didn’t know exactly what is popular in furniture today, So I went to the internet to find oust some answers. At first I went on google to find out what furniture are in style now. I went to a couple websites made by interior designers, one of them being a furniture website that has many different trends going on around you in furniture sales. It had an article about how people want these “mining lamps”.
Article 1: http://www.trendhunter.com/furniture
These Wonderful Wooden Lamps Mimic Old Mining Equipment
Published: May 22, 2015 • References: crowdyhouse & design-milk
Designer Françoise Oostwegel designed the Zuid Oak Wood Lamp to resemble old-school mining lamps. The lamps take the form of a 3D octagon that has had each face removed leaving only the connecting edges. The edges are made using copper and oak wood and have a handle on the top to solidify the mining lamp inspiration. By adding the copper wire it creates a warm, reflective glow when turned on.
The mining lamps are available in different sizes and can be used as a handheld light, a floor or table lamp and can be hung from the ceiling as a chandelier. Every aspect of the lamp including the color, material and shape tell a story about The Netherlands, which is where the inspiration originated. The simple design makes an appropriate decor piece but the mining lamps are also very practical and conveniently transportable.
When I saw this I thought that that is exactly what I needed to make, something simple yet looks pleasant to look at, something that can be carried and moved around at will so that means it cannot be heavy, and something that uses different materials to add that reflective glow of the lamps light.
This was a

References: crowdyhouse & design-milk Designer Françoise Oostwegel designed the Zuid Oak Wood Lamp to resemble old-school mining lamps. The lamps take the form of a 3D octagon that has had each face removed leaving only the connecting edges. The edges are made using copper and oak wood and have a handle on the top to solidify the mining lamp inspiration. By adding the copper wire it creates a warm, reflective glow when turned on. The mining lamps are available in different sizes and can be used as a handheld light, a floor or table lamp and can be hung from the ceiling as a chandelier. Every aspect of the lamp including the color, material and shape tell a story about The Netherlands, which is where the inspiration originated. The simple design makes an appropriate decor piece but the mining lamps are also very practical and conveniently transportable. When I saw this I thought that that is exactly what I needed to make, something simple yet looks pleasant to look at, something that can be carried and moved around at will so that means it cannot be heavy, and something that uses different materials to add that reflective glow of the lamps light. This was a great Idea but it needed a bit of originality to be added to it. I couldn’t accept this project if It isn’t from my own mind. So I needed to do more research. I went and looked at a website that was all about the trends in furniture in 2014. Custom Made Furniture http://freshome.com/2014/04/02/15-fresh-furniture-trends-watch-2014/ Individuality is a big thing, and it seems to be something which the wealthy feed on through expensive personal customizations and products that only they have.  Customized made furniture can be extortionately expensive, but it can also be accessible and affordable enough to the average Joe.  Custom doesn’t have to mean expensive as all it takes is a person who creates these pieces as a passion, who isn’t as interested in huge profits, but rather takes pleasure in the joy of creating the piece. Custom is usually noticeably different and different sparks conversation.  People are now expressing their personality through their furniture more and more.  In 2014 we have already seen and will continue to see a grow in custom furniture and personal touches within the home. This goes along with the personalized phase of it, custom wooden furniture and decorations are what people are looking for and what is in style. I really like how it is about individuality and expressing yourself through furniture and items you make/purchase, how it takes heart and soul to make something with personality and that is what custom made pieces of furniture are.