taber's photos » Bar - Italian Modernist, Gio Ponti (ca. 1960)

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What a fabulous bar! I saw this listed on an antiques website (www.decodame.com) for like $12,500, but I think it wouldn't be too tough to build something with this kind of look to it -- I'm particularly google-eyed for the glass plate sheet on one side. I think it would be awesome to do that with the shelves on the inside, and keep the glassware on those for easy-reach access. It's GOT to be cool to have the glass visible through the glass :-) Oh oh, and note the little concave opening in the side of the bar -- that shows a little indented opening, where you could either display neat stuff or perhaps show a cutaway of a storage section underneath (I would definitely put shelves under the counter).

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bar artdeco modernist furniture