Vintage Argentine Seltzer Bottles
Scale for hospitality and interior spaces
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We work with designers, architects, and venue owners to transform vintage Argentine seltzer bottles into architectural installations. These case studies show how the bottles move from our workshop to the world.
Case study 01
Raymond's
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
240 vintage seltzer bottles arranged behind a contemporary American restaurant's bar, evoking the Buenos Aires bodegón cafés of the early twentieth century.
Case study 02
The Distillery Hilton London Bankside
Location: Hilton London Bankside, UK
380 metal-cased Argentine siphons from the 1930s installed over 30 feet of bar back wall, illuminated from below to preserve industrial patina and catch amber light.
Case study 03
Gossip in Bangkok
Location: Thailand
Colored glass bottles backlit and shelved to create the room's primary light source after dark, transforming vintage siphons into glowing architectural elements.
Case study 04
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Location: Chicago
We supplied 80 bottles across three of our collections, sourced and restored to match the brief: Signature Collection bottles in green, blue, and clear; Lourdes Collection bottles in green, blue, and clear, their ridged silhouettes adding rhythm to the cooler tones; and Lithograph ¾-liter bottles in blue and clear, the slimmer profile giving the lower shelves a quieter scale.
Case study 05
Wall of seltzers. Local 149, Boston, MA
Restored bottles arranged in horizontal rows or chromatic gradients, functioning as architectural elements that scale from 20 bottles to 400, transforming space through color and arrangement.
Case study 06
Libations
Libations is a craft beer and cocktail bar where the seltzer bottles also serve as signs and lights. Restored Argentine bottles are arranged in two backlit rows under the bar's glowing "Libations" and "Cocktails" signs. The colored glass catches the warm light from below and spreads it across the counter.
The goal was to create a small space with a strong presence. Instead of a full back wall, the bottles were lined up in two tight horizontal rows above the working bar. They are close enough to read individually but dense enough to create a band of color. This setup shows that the design works at any size. A short shelf holding a dozen siphons can fill a room just as well as a wall of four hundred.
How we work
Most projects move through design, sourcing, and restoration. Learn about our process: from initial brief to installation