Architect-Designed Spirit Bottles: Six Notable Collaborations
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Tom Ravenscroft
7mo ago· 7 min readenNews
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Summary
The article explores the growing trend of architects and designers creating limited-edition spirit bottles, featuring six notable examples including Jeanne Gang's bronze-branched whisky bottle, Frank Gehry's designs for Hennessy, Philippe Starck's work for various brands, and Marc Newson's contributions. These collaborations represent a fusion of architecture, design, and luxury spirits, with designers bringing their distinctive aesthetic approaches to bottle design while maintaining the brands' heritage and identity.
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Leading architects and designers have been increasingly commissioned to design limited-edition bottles, often to mark brand milestones
These collaborations represent a fusion of architecture, design, and luxury spirits
Designers bring their distinctive aesthetic approaches to bottle design while maintaining the brands' heritage and identity
Jeanne Gang is the latest architect to design a spirit bottle. We round up six bottles designed by architects and designers including Frank Gehry and Philippe Starck.
