# Burnt Furniture (Part 2) Smoke by Maarten Baas By Juan Carlos Bonilla | Published 2007-04-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoke-by-maarten-baas-burned-pieces-of-furniture-preserved-with-clear-epoxy References: [time](http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/style_design/article/0,28804,1609195_1609145_1608524,00.html) & [maartenbaas](http://maartenbaas.com/) Trend Hunter first covered **[burnt furniture](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burnt-furniture-the-latest-crazy-design-trend)** in February. Now we are seeing even more burnt furniture designs, especially from designer Maarten Baas. In backlash against the blandness of globalization, designers are striving to create emotionally expressive objects that are rich in meaning. By artfully burning existing furniture using the smoke technique, designers are taking [traditional furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/j395-chair-series) and adding anew touch of style. Technically, Smoke is very simple: Baas takes [existing wooden objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no1-common), scorches them with a blowtorch and seals the charred surfaces with epoxy. Then, he resells them through galleries (the Mint gallery in London lists one of his carver chairs at £2,300). The “Smoke” is not a recent concept, Bass started 2 to 3 years ago. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - 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 ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Burnt Furniture Designs:** The trend of designers using the smoke technique to create emotionally expressive burnt furniture designs. - **Emotionally Expressive Objects:** The trend of designers striving to create objects that are rich in meaning and evoke emotions. - **Artistic Repurposing:** The trend of repurposing existing furniture by artfully burning and sealing them to create a new touch of style. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the furniture design industry by exploring burnt furniture designs using the smoke technique. - **Art Galleries:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the art gallery industry by showcasing and selling unique burnt furniture designs. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the interior design industry by incorporating emotionally expressive burnt furniture designs into spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Disaster-Striken New Furniture Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-perfect.md) - [Minimal Collaborative Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ash-furniture.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Artful Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowledge-of-all-dark-things.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [Unique Burl-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/don-heston-studio.md) - [Modern Design-Exploring Art Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pratone-chair.md) - [Graphic Colorful Joint Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-prince.md) - [Wrinkled Plastic Film-Wrapped Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-coenen-1.md)