In New York, a design studio has created a high-end lighting series from wood salvaged in New York City.
The studio—aptly named Stickbulb— told design publication dezeen that the wood-paneled light fixtures are mostly made from pin oak, a common Big Apple tree. The material is collected in partnership with the NYC Parks Department and Tri-Lox, a city wood supply store.
The Treeline lighting series “was designed to be a product of a new supply chain in New York City, which is taking the wood waste from the urban forest operations, proving that it can be used locally and made into beautiful products,” said Stickbulb co-founder Russel Greenberg. “It’s all about reducing waste and raising the profile of salvage – and trying to mainstream it.”
New York City is home to 7 million trees and culls about 10,000 annually due to disease or storm damage. “Some of it is beautiful old-growth wood with really tight grain,” Greenberg added. “This is the smartest, lowest-carbon material we could possibly be working with.”