Collective Wisdom

Shawback Design chose a palette inspired by vineyard fruit varietals from Alpha Omega Collective for its tasting lounge in downtown Napa. The designers collaborated with Centric General Contractors to expand and upgrade the collective, which separates into two spaces: an existing dark wood bar reclaimed from the Wine Spectator Magazine's Victorian-style headquarters and a bright new tasting room annex. Shawback installed a classic two-tiered ring chandelier composed of hand-blown glass to contrast with the coffered ceilings in the bar. 

Phillip Jeffries' tone-on-tone ivory collage wallcovering creates the backdrop for the collective's new tasting room. A focal seating group centers on a red wall disk carved from wood by artist Joseph Graci, mimicking the end of a cork stained with red wine; it surmounts a gold and black console cast from a tree trunk. Minimalist lounge chairs sourced by Shawback in Northern Portugal and upholstered in Casamance's brick-colored jacquard velvet provide the perfect place for wine tasting. A seating nook displays a night-colored art deco-inspired wallpaper inset with dining chairs covered in a rich amber grospoint.