Artistic glassware

johnniet

johnniet

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We all know guys who make sweet, artsy custom knives...where do you go for artsy custom drinking glasses? You know, with little embellishments, different colors, etc.
I found something called glassartists.org, but they barely cover tableware -- they have a lot more jewelry, beads, and other household things.
 
Steuben's good, but it's not the only place to go, just the most recognizable name. Their outlet on Fifth Avenue is like a museum. Incredibly excellent work.

I've seen a lot of more exotic Italian glassware around New York, wild shapes and colored designs.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Steuben's good, but it's not the only place to go, just the most recognizable name. Their outlet on Fifth Avenue is like a museum. Incredibly excellent work.
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They no longer have a 5th Ave address. It's now on Madison Ave.

As much as I like Steuben's work, for really fancy work you should look at Faberge's Na Zdorovya line of glassware. I have several sets of their vodka shot glasses, and it's impressive stuff.
 
I got my whisky glasses at Christoffle.

I would personally like individual hand-blown glassware to my own design, but as you say, it is difficult to find.
 
If you're looking to design your own I'd contact http://www.museumofglass.org/s99_home.jsp and see who they'd recommend. They have artists who work there all the time showing how glass is blown, etc. You can even go there and a place in Seattle and they'll show you have to make your own beads and such (cool for the kids) but there are a couple artists who will work with you.
 
If you have any of the typical "art shows" in your area, check 'em out. Art glass is hot stuff these days, and usually any large competition or show will have a number of artisans.

We have a big annual outdoor event here in St. Louis (Clayton, actually) which always sets up a glass-blowing demonstration area. Fascinating process.
 
Orrefors from Sweden is very nice and affordable and available in the US. They've been doing a lot more color lately.


Holmegaard from Denmark isn't distributed in the US but you can still find it here. I got mine in Denmark. I have both Princess and Highlife, neither of which are actually made anymore. In fact, my Highlife is some of the last; I bought it at the factory. Princess is one of the best-known Holmegaard patterns.

Iittala which is actually Finish (the name seems to suggest Italian). I have Kolibri which is very simple but elegant and was, unfortunately, also recently discontinued after many years.

Baccarat is French. They often have very nice designs. Some of it is to ornate for my taste. They've been doing great colors for many years.
 
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