Design:Wineglass
Materials: solid walnut, LED strip light, batteries, and wineglasses (provided by owner)
Designer: Julian King, Architect
"The Design was in answer to the specific needs of apartment living in New York City, with a wineglass rack that employs the sparkling crystal of the glasses as lenses to diffuse and refract light from a battery powered LED light strip."

"It is at once a shelf, a light fixture, and a wineglass rack. Its form is generated by the wineglasses; their profile creating a slot in the end of the solid Walnut shelf giving away its function, in a subtle marriage of form and function."
Designer: Julian King, Architect Link: www.juliankingarchitect.com Location: New York, NY
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My favorite so far. But I hope there will be versions that hold more than 4 glasses -- perhaps even 2 rows.
This is a fantastic solution! But what type of router did you use to create this?
seems to me that the drawing doesn't match the prototype...
looks like the prototype is anchored along the long side, while the drawing shows that it is anchored at the end.
unless maybe this can only go in a corner?
Also, just a thought that occurred to me:
I would add a slot elsewhere on this, one that does not necessarily accomodate wine glasses, in order to allow more light to escape. Perhaps on the other end?... also offset?... maybe a different length? I just feel like this is 50% shelf, 30% wine rack, and 20% light fixture.... and it could use a little more light.
Sorry, I dont mean to come off like I dont like this design, I actually like it a lot. But as fellow a product designer, I can't help myself...
Very nice. But it only holds 4 glasses?
Seems like an odd design solution when it could EASILY hold 8.
Fantastic design, the first one I could actually see myself integrating in my own apt.
This is gorgeous - but man your wine glasses have to be spotless and dust free!
I think the slot should be longer for more glasses, but I really like it! I agree that your glasses would have to be cleaned reguarly - it would probably be fine as long as you reguarly drank from all of the wine glasses.
Possible functionaluty improvement (for the DIYer) - if the slot were all the way across, you could slide freshly cleaned glasses into one end and take glasses from the other, ensuring that all your glasses would get washed more reguarly (instead of a few that are always clean and a few that haven't been completely cleaned for a few months).
Love it! Just so simple, and not "designy"!
I prefer this product with just 4-6 glasses. I wouldn't want to buy something specially designed and have it just look like a wal-mart storage rack. I also appreciate a designer that knows when to stop when they have something good.
Really like this. The proportions in the drawing are perfect. More glasses would throw off the visual balance.
like the idea- I think that in an area with real hard water, this would be a problem, because it would require spotless wine glasses, but I like it nonetheless!
This is the best one yet!
Context, context, context.
If it is an actually functioning wineglass rack with light, then it is amazing!!!!
If it is purely decoration, then it's gimmicky and pointless.
Elegant!
Ahh, ah. Very good.
beautiful
Genius
Very Very nice... I can imagine that came with an Ah ha moment!
finally. a design I can vote for.
The initial idea is there, but not a home run. It doesn't hold enough glasses, and it somehow really bothers me that it is battery operated. I hate having to buy batteries for anything in general. A light fixture is the last thing I'd want to buy one for.
Also I picture a lot of dust on the glasses. If this was thought out more and on a larger scale,it would be cool for bars.
In the end I know I wouldn't buy this product, and therefore can only give it 1 star.
maybe 2 dips on the upper left side to hold two bottles of wine too?
It's Beautiful as it is.
Six wineglasses is perfect. No need to add anything, and overdesign it. The restraint is its strength.
It would work perfectly in my apartment!
One thing though-
can it attach to a wall on just the short side?
That would be cool.
Really great design! It's really nice to see something on here well-made and beautiful without being overdone or overworked. Best yet.