Kazuya Koike crafts simple sake cups from Japanese cedar
Japanese designer Kazuya Koike has used a fragrant Japanese wood to carve a set of sake cups that fit onto carafes as caps. More
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Form Us With Love hops onto craft beer trend with laboratory-inspired exhibition
Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has designed and curated an exhibition at the city's Spritmuseum dedicated to the culture of making and drinking beer (+ slideshow). More
João Mendes Ribeiro expands a wine-tasting hotel in rural Portugal
Raw concrete and timber boxes create rooms inside these gabled blocks, added to a hotel on a vineyard in rural Portugal by architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro (+ slideshow). More
Simon Legald simplifies wine accessories for Normann Copenhagen
Danish designer Simon Legald intended these accessories for opening, pouring and storing bottles of wine to be as simple as possible. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune refines the Champagne glass
Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has teamed up with a Champagne expert to design a version of the classic glass flute. More
The Flavour Conductor by Bompas & Parr enhances different flavours in whisky
Food design studio Bompas & Parr has made whisky tasting more theatrical by using a church organ to heighten the perception of different flavours while drinking. More
Marc Newson designs "revolutionary" draft beer machine for Heineken
In his first interview since joining Apple, industrial designer Marc Newson discusses his latest product – a domestic draft beer machine he says is the equivalent to a Nespresso coffee maker for beer lovers – and the future of the mechanical timepiece in the wake of the Apple Watch (+ interview + slideshow). More
Benjamin Hubert's WW Carafe features a steel aerator to improve wine's flavour
Maison&Objet 2014: London designer Benjamin Hubert has developed a carafe that decants wine through a stainless steel aerator to improve its flavour. More
Alliance glass collection encourages drinkers to match wine with water
Design Academy Eindhoven students Florence Louisy and Léo Schlumberger have developed a collection of glassware to coax users into drinking a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage they consume (+ slideshow). More
Scratches across Feroz wine label visually communicate the taste
Claw marks slash these wine bottle labels designed by Spanish agency Franziska Studio to represent the degree to which the strong body of the contents "scratches" the throat. More
Timber pavilion by h2o Architectes stands like a "guardian" over a French vineyard
Angular timber volumes emanate from the centre of this wine-tasting pavilion in France by h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Drinkable Book combines sanitation manual and filters for contaminated water
A team of American scientists and designers have collaborated to create the drinkable book, using a combination of typography, nanotechnology and specially-designed filter paper. More
Beer Foamer by Norm Architects promises better pints
A new invention by Danish studio Norm Architects for Menu claims to make your favourite beer taste even better by whisking up beery foam you can pour on top (+ slideshow). More
Wine bottle by Zaha Hadid for Leo Hillinger
Product news: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a curvaceous wine bottle for Austrian winemaker Leo Hillinger. More
Carafe and water filter by Soma
Product news: Californian company Soma has launched an hourglass-shaped carafe and a biodegradable filter to fit in the top. More
Oke collection by Nendo
Product news: Japanese studio Nendo has made this range of drinking vessels and wine bottle holders in the same way as pails and barrels (+ slideshow). More
Louche glassware by Mathias Hahn
London Design Festival 2013: London product designer and co-founder of OKAYstudio Mathias Hahn has designed a range of opaline glassware. More
Cloudy Bay Shack by Paul Rolfe Architects and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Two towering walls of Corten steel lead into this four-bedroom guesthouse at the Cloudy Bay winery in Marlborough, New Zealand (+ slideshow). More
Coffee Beer bottle by Nendo
Japanese studio Nendo has designed packaging for coffee-flavoured beer by adding little bean-shaped stickers to the brewer's existing bottles. More
Carafe and glass by Mathieu Lehanneur for Ricard
Product news: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a glass with a stem that holds exactly one measure of alcohol for liqueur brand Ricard. More