bric-a-brac wine rack.
you may be familiar with the term “bric-a-brac” if you thrift at the salvation army. according to dictionary.com, bric-a-brac is “miscellaneous small articles collected for their antiquarian, sentimental, decorative, or other interest”. the above wine rack is definitely not small, but usually housewares and divine treasures can be found in the bric-a-brac section.
excuse the retro built in cabinetry, but shoot, ain’t the wine rack perfection. wood, metal, oh so industrial. must buy wine stat. well maybe, first, score impressive accompanying vintage wine glasses.
btw, the amazeballs h20 bottle next to the wine rack is made of glass, picked up at one of my fave stores in milan, high tech.
turn the lights down low.
while living and studying in milan, italy, you gain appreciation for furniture design from kartell to cappellini to cassina to boffi. having sat on a starck chair one too many times during aperitivo, i knew when i saw this plastic goodness from afar it was something special. sure enough, i checked underneath and it was by philippe starck. as i carried it to where my boyfriend was, the vintage vinyls of course, i shared with him my find and put it down and sat on it. boyfriend: ummm, i think that is a table that you are sitting on. table, chair, who cares, i own a starck. later we found out the lighting table was from starck’s collaboration with target. does that change things? of course not. un bicchiere di vino per favore.
