This second-hand beige Formica bar captivates with its glass panel and contemporary look, which lightens its presence while revealing the storage inside. Its top holds the glasses for serving, while the storage space, with its generous height, is suitable for bottles or tableware. The built-in bottle opener and bent steel finishes highlight its convivial use, designed for aperitifs. In a dining room, it pairs easily with a wooden table and a few metal chairs. When entertaining, a carafe, flutes, and a serving tray find an elegant place on it.
Length: 90 cm
Depth: 50 cm
Height: 100 cm
Niche height: 33 cm
A brief history of the bar
Descended from the 19th-century "liquor cabinet," the bar took its current form during Prohibition in the United States, where it was initially hidden in false-bottomed bookcases. It was not until the rise of cocktails in the 1930s that it emerged from the shadows to become a showpiece piece of furniture, symbolizing chic and the art of entertaining at home. Its structure is distinguished by a raised top and an interior space optimized for glassware, often equipped with a brass footrest to relieve standing. Whether fixed or mobile in the form of a trolley, it is designed to be the strategic gathering point of the living room, transforming every tasting into a true ritual of conviviality.
