Design Within Reach, anticipating the surplus of champagne bottles we will all be dealing with following Sunday's celebration, has announced the return of their Champagne Chair Contest.

The rules are simple and inspiring: using the foil, cork, cage and label from no more than two champagne bottles, contestants are asked to craft an innovative and original chair design. Entries must fit within a four inch space while still exuding stunningly crafted simplicity. One need only look at past winners, like Rick Dean’s 2004 winning design pictured to the left, to get the idea that competition is awfully steep.

Details and entry forms are available at the DWR website. Those interested in “Beautiful Objects Created With Common Materials Displayed At 1/35th Scale” should keep in mind that our ARCHDL3 is right around the corner, it will be better than the last one, and we are still accepting entries.