Tongue, the designer wine bottle holder

Tongue, il portabottiglie per vino di design

The world of wine It is constantly growing. There are more and more enthusiasts, experts and simple tasters.

It will also be thanks to the great tradition of Italian wines, let's think about the Barolo , always famous among the great red wines together with Amarone , the Sweet among the first white wines exported to the states to finish with the current predilection for the bubbles of Prosecco .

A particularly Italian tradition for which a good bottle can never be missing, on convivial occasions, in dinners with friends , acquaintances, relatives and on special occasions.

For this reason, they are spreading in our homes. wine cellars where enthusiasts keep their wine collection at the right temperature but also the bottle holder where you can show off your selection, house as in restaurant .

Here's how to use the bottle holders for decorating your spaces and have your favorite bottles at hand.

Bottle holder with a modern design for furnishing

Hiro steel design bottle holder

Wine bottle holder (detail)

THE designer bottle holders they can be made of various materials, especially wood and metal ( iron or stainless steel ) but also plastic , glass And stone !

They are objects of great functionality which have acquired increasingly important spaces in our homes and for which we cannot fail to consider the impact on the furniture and on the style of ours house .

This is why we need to find the most suitable solution according to our taste and coordinated with the furnishings already present in our home.

Tongue Hiro design bottle holder
The “Tongue” designer bottle holder

Don't forget that the bottles themselves have a refined line of the glass, labels of strong graphic impact and other details such as the capsules and caps, which make them objects suitable to be shown rather than hidden in cellar or in the refrigerator although, it is worth remembering, our kitchen is often not the best place to store wine for a long time.

Keep only the bottles you expect to consume within a few weeks unless it is a cool, dry place suitable for aging your best wines.

Here are the 5 reasons so a bottle holder should not be missing in your home:

– it's an object functional but high aesthetic impact .

– allows you to keep a small stock up on hand and to choose easily the pairing with the dish what you will cook that evening

– creates a pleasant atmosphere and convivial

– defines yours for everyone taste , both in terms of design both in terms of wines

– you have a bar, wine bar or restaurant, in addition to giving an important contribution to the decor , it will immediately define the style of your room and will allow you to easily have the bottles within reach and place them on display to invite customers to choose them

Types of wine bottle holders: different solutions for different needs

Countertop bottle holder

Suitable for placing on the kitchen counter they have the defect of taking up useful space.

Floor standing bottle holder

Usually it is about columns or "totem". The impact as a furnishing object is very important, there are wooden or metal columns from modern and innovative design . They are suitable for carrying a fair number of bottles.

wall composition bottle holder
Wall-mounted bottle holder: example of a vertical composition
Tongue bottle holder wall composition
Modular wall-mounted bottle rack: example of a staggered composition

Wall-mounted bottle holder

Hanging bottle holders , the advantage is that they are often modular modules which leave a lot of room for inventiveness in terms of arrangement . They have the advantage of not taking up space on the counter or on the floor but rather of recreating new unexpected spaces on the walls of the kitchen or living room and in general of the living area.

A modern designed bottle holder “Tongue”

A metal tongue. Tongue it's a modular bottle holder wall mounted , minimal design and clean shapes.

The designer Mario Alessiani He first thought about the concept of conviviality, tradition and hospitality in his reinterpretation of this common object.

Designed for the contemporary home, with an eye for aesthetics and another for practicality and space.

Its modularity, the clean design , allows you to customize the arrangement on the walls : geometric, linear or random, alone or in the company of other pieces.

Tongue born from bending a steel plate which becomes the bottle holder. Each slab is a bottle holder, and multiple slabs create a composition: vertical, horizontal, or free-standing, depending on your needs or inspiration.

wall-mounted designer bottle holder
“Tongue” (special wall attachment system)

Tongue It hangs easily on the wall with two screws and dowels.

Tongue is a steel bottle holder, width 26 cm, depth 25 cm.

The designer – Mario Alessiani

Mario Alessiani is constantly searching for the “functional beauty”. Design that isn't an end in itself, but rather one that serves user interaction. And with a focus on production processes.

Mario, born in 1989, specializes in Furniture and accessory design . After various professional experiences, between London and Rome, he founded his own studio in 2013.

Its products are characterized by a dry and synthetic style which, through the shapes of the objects, makes explicit the inspiration that led to their creation.

Alessiani creates products for Italian, Dutch, French, and Chinese companies. He occasionally collaborates with galleries in the sector.

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