Gallery: Mini Chairs Carved from Champagne Cork

Since Design Within Reach launched its now-annual Champagne Chair contest a few years ago, they've received thousands of handcrafted corks. It's not exactly rocket science, but rendering anything in miniature is a skill worth celebrating (though getting a tattoo of any cork chairs would be kinda nutty). This year's winning entries, including Jesse Menayan's club chair (left), are currently wrapping up a U.S. tour. Can't make it out? No worries: The folks at DWR sent us some of their favorite teency seats from this year as well as contest's past, after the jump...