Whisky Wood Project 2011

Using an SFC Innovation Voucher, ADRC worked with local design company With Kerlaff exploring the potential of exhausted whisky barrel staves (an abundant industrial byproduct) in the design of promotional products for the Scottish Malt Whisky Industry. New fabrication processes were developed for packaging and display items. The challenge with oak barrel staves is that they are of a set dimension and bent. This limits the use, but where there are constraints, there are opportunities. The process of cutting and reforming the staves (see opposite page) evolved into a casting process with wood chips, leading to the design of display boxes and a tasting table (left).