Our Story
Redefining furniture for functional living and living enjoyment
Design often begins with a simple thought, a probing question or an insightful observation.
The observation for Cantina Design was that wine is stored either in cheap ugly modular racks or costly tailor made display cabinets or rooms with little in-between for wine lovers with limited space.
And so the idea for Ottavio was formed.
Elegant furniture designed to display, store and organise wine for the many wine lovers who don’t have underground wine cantina’s or bespoke wine rooms.
And since 2023 that’s been our focus – designing an elegant form and refining it to be as pure and functional as possible, made to the highest quality standards in Melbourne, Australia.
About the designer
Ukrainian-Australian designer Yuri Teodorowych combines his heritage with his Canberra upbringing from his time working and experimenting at his father’s sheet metal factory where his early design sensibility was formed. He later refined through formal training at home and at Milan’s Politecnico di Milano.
At Cantina, Yuri returns to his roots, transforming metal into unique forms with character and warmth that marries Ukrainian and European traditions of simplicity with contemporary function, creating honest, purposeful forms.
Each Cantina piece honors both family legacy and European design heritage, speaking directly to those who understand that meaningful objects transcend trends and enhance the experience of everyday living.
