# Foldable Pillar Tea Lights The 'Folding Tea Light Holders' Are Made of Steel and Come Flat Packed By M | Published 2016-07-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-lights References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/diy-folding-tea-light-holders/softpaper-folding-tea-light-holder-4a/) & [thisissoftpaper](http://thisissoftpaper.com/?ckattempt=1) The 'Folding Tea Light Holders' designed by Softpaper provide a pre-made DIY design that allows consumers to put together the accessory and add it to their decor. The pillars are made using a single sheet of pliable metal that is folded to construct an elegantly tall cone holder. The tea light sits at the top of the cone to offer a stylish, sleek and flat-pack votive for the home. The votives are extremely lightweight due to the use of a single piece of metal to create a hollowed-out tea light holder. The metal is painted matte black and has a geometric styling that allows consumers to easily bend the material to create the cone shape. Flat-pack designs are convenient to millennial consumers that often dismiss staying at a fixed location. The foldable design of the tea holders resists a fixed state and allows the piece to be set up and disassembled easily. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Flat-pack Design:** There is an opportunity for businesses to develop more products with flat-pack designs to cater to the convenience-seeking millennial market. - **DIY Decor:** Businesses can tap into the DIY trend by offering pre-made DIY designs that consumers can assemble themselves. - **Lightweight Materials:** There is a potential for innovation in creating lightweight materials that maintain durability, as demonstrated by the hollowed-out tea light holders made of pliable metal. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture:** The furniture industry can explore incorporating flat-pack designs into their products for easy assembly and transport. - **Home Decor:** Home decor companies can capitalize on the DIY trend by offering customizable pre-made designs. - **Metalworking:** The metalworking industry has an opportunity to develop lightweight and pliable materials for various applications, such as tea light holders. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flat-Pack Paper Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsubomi.md) - [Folded Timber Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatpack-timber-lamp.md) - [Origami-Inspired Floor Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ori-lamp.md) - [Stone Cube Candle Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qub-candlestick.md) - [Collapsible Folding Carrier Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-cup.md) - [Modular Wax Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-soft-solids.md) - [Paper-Made Origami Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hanging-origami-lamp.md) - [Collapsible Emergency-Ready Lanterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tomori-lantern-kit.md) - [Foldable Wooden Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-folding-lamp.md)