Made of agglomerated cork, in the ideal dimension to perfectly accommodate six bottles, six will be a witty help to any wine collector: by absorbing impact, protecting the wine bottles while moving, or simply displaying the precious nectars… As James would say: Cheers! Alla Salute! Saúde!...

“TIPSY’s concept is based on the typical atmosphere of a dinner party and the moment when we open a bottle of wine. Since wine bottles are often one of the key elements for such occasions, I felt there was room to design something that would simultaneously compliment the bottle and the ambience of such occasions.”

This project is underpinned by three essential objectives. The first is to develop new concepts, in which we collaborate with brands, developing exclusive cork products to be integrated within their collections, or through the creation of solutions, as a complement to the customer's product, such as packaging for wine…

In 2010, 30 bottles of champagne were found in the Baltic Sea, estimated to have been under water for over 200 years. According to specialists, the shipwrecked champagne was in “excellent condition”, testimony to the unique ability of cork stoppers to preserve wine and champagne for an indefinite period of time.

The number of oscillations or cycles per unit of time. Acoustical frequency is usually expressed in units of Hertz (Hz) where one Hz is equal to one cycle per second.Helmholtz resonator – A reactive, tuned, sound absorber. A bottle is such a resonator. Many good sound calibrators incorporate a Helmholtz resonator, to i…

One of the things that I find really fascinating about cork is that, in many ways, it acts like a very dense memory foam. It always bounces back to its original form after being subjected to mechanical pressure. This unique trait is a result of its iconic hexagonal cellular structure that also gives the material the ab…