Craig Watson
Belmont, Vic

Wonky Wine Rack
kauri pine, radiata pine, mountain ash—all from an engine crate

‘These vacuum formed curved shelves with curved drawers have been designed to hold wine. When designing this wine rack I wanted something that was going to be abstract and totally different from any traditional wine rack that I had ever seen. I made the shelves by vacuum forming the shape. Radiata pine was re-sawn to thin strips approximately 1.5mm thick which were then run through a drum sander to make the laminations as thin as possible so they would conform to the shape.

‘I then cut a solid edge out of the hardwood to the shape of the shelves and laminated the outside faces of the shelves in the hardwood to give the wine rack the look of being cut out of a solid piece of wood. The rear leg was made the same way but because the curve was less severe I was able to get away with having thicker laminates of 2mm to get the shape I required.

‘I was inspired by a carafe for the shape of the shelves with the curves going in opposite directions to give an interesting and unique look. The contrast of the hardwood still retaining some of its character with the splits and the weathering the timbers received while it was still a crate along with the pale colour of the kauri pine adds a unique variation to the overall piece.’