Water Tower Shelving

Deger Cengiz Creates Incredible Furniture Out of Reclaimed Wood

Designer Deger Cengiz has created this beautiful and polished wooden furniture out of old water towers. The leaning shelves and chair look sleek, beautiful and, well, not upcycled.

The furniture uses no screws and is joined together with grooves and joints in the wood. Deger Cengiz is quite talented, making the shelves simple to install -- simply lean them on the wall and they're good to go. I love the look of Deger Cengiz's furniture and the fact that it's good for the world.

Upcycling
Opportunities for businesses to create unique and sustainable furniture pieces through upcycling old materials like shipping containers, pallets and water towers.
Joinery
Businesses can explore innovative joinery techniques like grooves and joints in furniture manufacturing, reducing the use of screws and other hardware while creating sleek designs.
Leaning Furniture
Leaning shelves and chairs present an opportunity for designers and manufacturers to create space-saving, minimalist furniture designs that do not require wall-mounted hardware solutions.

Where This Applies

Furniture Manufacturing
Furniture manufacturers can adopt the use of innovative joinery techniques and sustainable materials to create unique and eco-friendly pieces.
Interior Design
Interior designers can leverage the trend of upcycling to create bespoke and environmentally-friendly furniture solutions for clients.
Construction Industry
The use of upcycled materials like water towers and shipping containers can be adopted in building construction, presenting an opportunity for sustainable and unique architecture designs.
SCORE
4.5 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 64%
Activity 63%
Freshness 8%

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