Designer Christiane Hogner, Bruxelles

The wall beneath the stairs holds hidden storage, including an Enomatic wine dispenser and Sub-Zero refrigerated drawers.

Hexa Stacking Wine Rack This modular counter top wine storage unit is made of walnut veneer and, like a beehive, can pack a multitude of storage nooks into a small space.

The Noè Modular Bottle Holder from Alessi was originally inspired by the image of a bunch of grapes. The sculptural bottle holder was designed to be a functional accessory—it holds six bottles of wine—as well as a decorative accent for a countertop, floor, or wall. This wine rack makes a functional and sculptural wedding gift.

I Beam Wine Rack by Hipcycle This cleverly reclaimed wine rack gives happy hour an industrial edge. $130

The Noè Modular Bottle Holder from Alessi was originally inspired by the image of a bunch of grapes. The sculptural bottle holder was designed to be a functional accessory—it holds six bottles of wine—as well as a decorative accent for a countertop, floor, or wall. The modular system can be combined with other Noè bottle holders to create a large graphic display, or can be used individually for a more subtle effect.

Noe Modular Wine Rack, $53.99 at the Dwell Store The Noè Modular Bottle Holder from Alessi was originally inspired by the image of a bunch of grapes. The sculptural bottle holder was designed to be a functional accessory—it holds six bottles of wine—as well as a decorative accent for a countertop, floor, or wall. The modular system can be combined with other Noè bottle holders to create a large graphic display, or can be used individually for a more subtle effect. Regular price: $90

New Depths Inspired by a local winery, George Kyprianou wanted a glass top on his subterranean wine cellar. The interior is lit, casting soft light into the living space at night and revealing the 132-year-old stone foundation. The three-quarter-inch glass lid sits flush with the floorboards; it opens with an ingenious device that Kyprianou devised using a 12-volt air compressor and a remote-controlled switch. When you push the button, the glass lifts just enough to be removed by hand.

But onto the real question: The pavilion is a definite delight to the eyes, but does it make the wine more tasty? “Absolutely!” Warner and McCabe assert. “Each pavilion is elegantly unobtrusive and offers a rustic yet refined experience evocative of picnicking with a bottle of wine under an oak tree. In this way, the pavilions serve to bring the visitor a greater depth of understanding and appreciation for the place where Quintessa is made and the process that creates its uniquely sophisticated character.”

Carefully selected materials make the building appear as if it grew from the land. Environmentally sensitive finishes echo the existing winery, which the firm designed in 2002.

Simultaneously sculptural and pragmatic, the undulating form of the W Magazine stand’s molded plywood is both pleasing and useful. It’s compact enough for small spaces, though you may be loath to cover up the figurative grain pattern of the walnut with your magazines. $119-$129

This simple plastic-and-aluminum bottle rack, designed with a small footprint and made to be easily stacked, is about as straightforward and crowd-pleasing as a bottle of good cheap merlot.

Furniture with emphasized linear elements helps prevent the appearance of clutter in small spaces. It's particularly effective when highlighted in playful colors like the blue bench storage rack in this London guesthouse. Photo by Ben Anders.

In the kitchen, white lacquer millwork is complemented by white glass.

Magazine rack, $400.

A built-in closet and chalkboard surface in the entry keeps things tidy and the couple's to-do list in order.

Bike rack by Artifox, $250 The sleek, narrow profile of this wall-mounted bike rack, designed by St. Louis–based studio Artifox, makes for both a space-efficient storage solution and a display unit for a proud bicycle owner. Made of solid hardwood and stainless steel, it comes in white maple (shown) or walnut.

Time to Design was established in 2008 to help young designers launch their career. Partners the Danish Art Workshops, Normann Copenhagen, the Danish Architectural Press, the Danish Association of Wood and Furniture Industries and OeO provide funds, training, mentorship, and accommodations for the winner.

“Get a hanging pot rack. It frees up more than one cabinet’s worth of space,” Perelman advises. The Enclume Contemporary Oval Pot Rack is available from Williams Sonoma ($700). For a more affordable option, consider this forest green rack by Old Dutch International ($80).

The racks are carefully designed with SatinGlide™ technology for smooth motion.

Folio magazine rack.

Signature Series 24- Inch Dual-Zone Wine Reserve by Perlick, $3,399–$3,749 The Milwaukee-made stainless-steel chiller features two separate temperature zones and can hold 46 bottles of wine. It’s approved for indoor or outdoor use and fits beneath most counters.

Recycled Wine Glasses by Uncommon Goods Handmade in Colombia, these pale green wine glasses fulfill easy entertaining requirements: sturdy, simple, and dishwasher safe. $28 for set of two

Designed by Norm Architects for Menu, the Wine Breather Deluxe is a glass, steel and plastic multitasker. Affix the Wine Breather securely to the neck of a standard-sized wine bottle, and it will breathe new life into your wine, adding ten-times the oxygen.

WineStation by Napa Technology, $4,999 If you are a serious wine collector and imbiber, put this in your kitchen. Install the bottles you wish to drink, and the temperature-precise wine dispenses through a tap that will keep an open bottle in pristine condition.

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The home’s previous owner’s father was one of the first wine importers to Denmark, and the cellar still contains some of his bottles, first placed there 40 years ago and now dusty, with obscured labels and decaying corks. The couple opens one once in a while—"they’re usually very bad, but sometimes very good," says Østergaard.

The LG Signature's Wine Cellar will debut in 2020. Currently no price range exists.

An integrated Fisher & Paykel CoolDrawer™ disappears into the cabinetry and provides five temperature settings for maximum flexibility: freezer, chill, fridge, pantry, and wine modes.

"We find ourselves in the marginal group who still love a simple slice of toast and decided to design something to emphasize this as well as solve a problem that hasn't been addressed for a good 20 to 30 years," Pedersen says of this toast rack. "The size and shape of bread has changed, and so we found that our old inherited toast racks didn't work anymore! Our solution is a simple combination of a wooden breadboard base with a steel or brass rack, which clips in nicely and holds toast [slices] of varying thickness."

Rack of Coats by Plywood OfficeAssembled in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago using a steam bending technique, this combo coat rack–side table is a smart, space-saving solution for an entryway. $995

Loop Hall Coat Rack from Hay This powder coated steel trio of color ways designed by Leif Jørgensen can all tuck easily into a foyer for an understated way to keep those puffy jackets in check. $220

Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm's Georg Coat Rack 115, for Skagerak, hugs the wall and supports dozens of coat hangers (angled away from the wall). Clothing is one of the most voluminous challenges though this system doesn't sacrifice easy sorting and selecting of mulitple clothing articles for square footage.

A sturdy rear rack adds four square feet of storage space for groceries, tools, equipment, and other packages. To put that into perspective for delivery workers, the Spicy Curry can hold up to 40 boxes of pizza at once.