# Flammable Furniture 'Burniture' from Hongtao Zhou is Functional Wax Furniture By Michael Hines | Published 2010-09-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burniture-from-hongtao-zhou References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662370/eye-candy-chairs-designed-to-be-lit-on-fire) & [hongtaozhou](http://hongtaozhou.com/home.html) 'Burniture' from Hongtao Zhou are a pair of [wax chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-solids-1) from the melting-obsessed designer. These two chairs are made out of 15 pounds of wax and are designed to be burnt to the ground. Hongtao Zhou and his [unique furniture designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightness-of-form) have been featured on Trend Hunter before, but 'Burniture' is in a league all its own. Watching these chairs burn is strangely calming and almost feels natural. Maybe we should set all of our [creature comforts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair) aflame... or just check out Burniture from Hongtao Zhou in the gallery above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Functional Wax Furniture:** Opportunity for furniture companies to explore sustainable materials like wax and create furniture that is functional and eco-friendly. - **Melting-obsessed Designs:** Opportunity for designers to explore unique and unconventional materials for furniture designs, like wax, that provide an innovative and visually captivating look. - **Burning Furniture as Art:** Opportunity for artists and galleries to showcase and sell unique furniture designs that can be used as temporary art pieces and burned to create a visually stunning display. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Opportunity for furniture companies to innovate by exploring new materials and designs in order to create unique and sustainable furniture for their customers. - **Design:** Opportunity for designers to push the limits of convention by creating furniture that is aesthetically unique and can be considered as a piece of art. - **Art Exhibitions:** Opportunity for galleries and artists to showcase and sell unique furniture designs that can be considered as temporary art exhibits and burned to create a visually captivating display. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Disaster-Striken New Furniture Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-perfect.md) - [Unique Burl-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/don-heston-studio.md) - [Naturalistic Stainable Seat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daisee-chair.md) - [Eco-Friendly Styrofoam Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/we.md) - [Artful Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowledge-of-all-dark-things.md) - [Upcycled Waste Material Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-furniture-design.md) - [Wrinkled Plastic Film-Wrapped Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-coenen-1.md) - [Fantasy Sculptural Furniture Pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chris-wolston.md) - [Unconventional Outdoor Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-joy-furniture.md)