The folks at Olabisi Wines decided to use reclaimed shipping pallets and wine casks for the shelving in their tasting room. The result is rustic and a fine example of reuse, with spaces perfectly sized for wine bottles. Shipping pallets have come in handy in so many projects, they’ve started to become a staple in certain design aesthetics.
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This incredible wine uncorking contraption was created by mechanical sculptor Rob Higgs. Inspired by Heath Robinson’s mechanical drawings, Higgs constructed The Corkscrew partly out of found parts. Other components he based on existing parts which he modified and recast in bronze.
Continue ReadingI have monograms on the mind and came across this unique spin on the idea using recycled wine corks on this eco-friendly blog, Green is Universal.
Continue ReadingWith berry season right around the corner, I got to thinking back on Alastair Bland’s One-Week Wine tutorial from the pages of CRAFT Volume 03. Alastair crafted his first batch using wild-harvested mulberries, while bike-touring around the Greek countryside. Doesn’t get much eco-friendlier than that! Read on to whip up your own batch and pick […]
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Eventually somebody looses track of what glass their drinking out of at almost every dinner party I attend. That’s what those little wine charms are for. I really dig this LED wine charm instructable from billr. They’re geeky, festive, and yet another excuse to add an LED to something that would otherwise forgo illumination.
Continue ReadingA weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for entries.
Continue ReadingMikey and Wendy created a wonderfully concise wine-making video: Just what I needed to get over the “there’s too many interesting things to read about this project and complications to explore before ever getting started” barrier. $3 gallons of wine, here I come! Skeptical about the quality? Check out the first recipe on this page. […]
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