RSS

Turning Wine Barrels Into Furniture near Bordeaux, MayDouelle

March 30, 2010 by serge the concierge

Should I blame it on the stormy weather, a rainy and windswept day? To be honest, I have not accomplished much this morning, I've been meandering.

I did manage do sketch a few chocolate stories to make you salivate in the run up to Easter.

I am also happy to have spotted a little French company MayDouelle that turns Wine Barrels into Furniture.

I guess their location in Le Bouscat near Bordeaux is no accident.

The proximity to a steady supply of old barrels is a must in their field.

So far, their line includes 3 products, a chair named 'Dantoine' (pictured below), a table, a wine rack.

Barrelchair

Creative recycling for Green Day # 121

Previously: Saving Trees, One Receipt at a Time, Transaction Tree

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Consumer Products, Food and Drink, Green Day, Luxurious Sensible, Personal Organizer, Serge the Concierge, To Do Lists, Travel, Wine | | Comments (0)

| |

Previous Post

Port Wine Went Pink And I Failed To Notice

Mar 29
Port went pink and I failed to noticed until I read The last word: Breathing new life into port (FT, March 25th) by Richard Milne. The article tells us how Porto the city tries attract a new stream of tourists while Port wine wants to shed its dusty image and conquer new fans. As far as I can tell only one producer Croft ventured down that road with Pink Port (pictured below) which they suggest...
Next Post

Five Years, Serge the Concierge Turned 5 on March 22, 2010

Mar 30
With a death in the family, technical glitches, juggling bills and other unpleasant realities that life sends our way, last week was pretty unsettling. So much so that I only realized today that Serge the Concierge passed the 5 year mark on March 22. Our very first story was New favorite wine....Castano 2003 (Spain) Monastrell Red Wine (March 22, 2005). Looking back, my favorite in this first week is Making the Most of the Ingredients...

Comments