Drinkware
illy Art Collection Launches Customizable Cups
illycaffè presents the new illy Art Collection called “it’s up to you.” Designed by Matteo Attruia, the Italian artist known for his ironic and elegant works of art, this cup collection was inspired by the way “ransom notes” are written.
Attruia is known for working in mediums including painting, photography, recycled objects, and installations, which are some of the most diverse expressions of his art. For this illy Art Collection, the artist took the iconic illy cup designed by Matteo Thun in 1991 and created 36 combinations of different messages like “Love Me,” each one with its own meaning, but always positive. By combining the words that are written on the cup with those on its accompanying saucer, coffee lovers can personalize the coffee experience by creating a different phrase each time. Attruia’s design aims to best represent a contradiction between significance and signifier, creating an obvious “short circuit” of expression.
The illy Art Collection of Matteo Attruia is available as a single-cup format for $40.00.
illycaffè is an Italian family business, founded in Trieste in 1933 and committed to offering the greatest coffee to the world. illy also pioneered direct sourcing, sharing know-how and paying a premium price for the best quality, based on partnerships underwritten by the principles of sustainable development. Everything ‘made in illy’ is enhanced by beauty and art, which represent founding values of the brand, starting from its logo – designed by an artist, James Rosenquist – and including the renowned illy Art Collection, comprised of more than 100 cups designed by international artists.
For more information, visit www. illycafe.com.
Norlan Debuts Whisky Tumbler for Drinkers Who Add Ice
Whisky product innovator Norlan is launching its newest product: the Rauk Heavy Tumbler. The international brand is dedicated to advancing the whisky drinking experience through products informed by design, science, and ritual. While the company’s original whisky glass was developed through fluid dynamics to reduce ethanol and enhance aroma delivery for purists who drink neat, the new tumbler was designed with two users in mind: those who prefer their whisky chilled with ice, and the adventurous crafted cocktail maker.
Taking its name from the Old Scottish word for “Rock,” the new Rauk Heavy Tumbler was developed by Icelandic designer and Norlan co-founder Sruli Recht. For whisky drinkers who prefer their spirit chilled in a heavy-bottom glass, the tumbler, weighing in at 575 grams, will delight. And for those who revel in the crafted cocktail, the tumbler features a core innovation. Inside the glass lies an array of extruded chevrons radiating from the center, which serve to provide friction points for gripping ingredients used in muddled drinks.
Circumventing the ornamentation of traditional cut crystal, the entire surface of the tumbler, inside and out, is born in a single blinding moment of machine-pressing the molten crystal into a complex five-part mold. Within this process, the plunger forms the multi-chevron cross-shaped extrusion inside the glass. The chevrons of this specific pattern evolved through dozens of design iterations in search of an elegant and ideal form to aid in the art of cocktail making while visually reinforcing the compass shape on the underside of the glass.
Glassmaking is a form of both alchemy and art, a process often at odds with the precise digital modeling at the disposal of today’s designer. While the tumbler’s base is precision-modeled as a three-dimensional form allowing the glass to rest on four crystal points as though it were floating, perfecting this in mass production is a more nuanced process.
Combining the thickness of the glass bottom with this particular base, along with the desired thinness of the rim, required numerous rounds of sampling and even in production necessitates a delicate balancing act of timing and intuition during the machine-pressing process to keep the tumbler from either cracking or sinking on its feet. “Creating not just another rocks glass is about the perversion of form,” says Recht. “We wanted to craft an object that excited not just the user, but us as well.”
The Rauk Heavy Tumbler is sold individually and retails for $50.
Famous Picardie Tumblers are Blushing with Color
These classic French tumblers in a rainbow of colors are a stylish addition to any table, especially summer alfresco dinners when color rules. The tumbler is made in the classic, often-imitated design that’s a pleasure to hold and that feels comfortable on the lip. Picardie tumblers are now available in the colors collection: red, green, yellow, purple, gray and blue. The colors are sold as sets of six of each color and as a set of mixed colors. With the mixed colors, everyone in the family can have their own color. The sets retail for $36.
These tumblers, like all Picardie glassware, are made in France from tempered glass—a durable, nonporous material that is two-and-a-half times stronger than ordinary glass. Duralex glasses are stackable and safe—if broken, they shatter into small chunks rather than jagged shards—and are microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe. Picardie glasses are recognized throughout France, and remain the icon of French taverns, bistros and inns, as all Frenchmen and Frenchwomen grew up with Picardie glasses in their homes, school cafeterias and restaurants. They are used for coffee, tea, wine, cocktails and as all-purpose drinking glasses.
ThermoServ Debuts Children’s Dinnerware Collection
ThermoServ Ltd is launching ThermoServ KIDS™, a tabletop dinnerware line aimed at parents of toddlers and small children that provides a combination of lightweight, durable melamine dinnerware and plastic drinkware, in bright colors and fun designs that children will love.
“We are excited to introduce the ThermoServ KIDS everyday dinner and drinkware line,” said Tom Neth, ThermoServ’s President. “Life with kids is messy enough, and we aim to make mealtime a little easier for both parents and little ones with this fun and functional collection.” The collection offers a three-piece mealtime set, which includes a plate, bowl and cup in four fun patterns; an easy storage divided plate with lid in four fun patterns; and a four-piece stackable cup set in assorted colors.
ThermoServ KIDS is 100 percent pure melamine dinnerware and plastic drinkware made with no fillers and is BPA-free. The dinnerware and drinkware are impact resistant, dishwasher safe and made in the USA. See the new line at IH+HS.
The Queens’ Jewels Collection of Wine Glasses
Cork Pops has just introduced The Queens’ Jewels collection of hand-crafted jeweled wine glasses at the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market from June 21 to June 27, 2017.
According to House and Home magazine, the latest glamour glassware is trending. The publication cites “glistening glamour” as something that will be popping up everywhere in the world of glass. FSR Magazine echoes those sentiments, stating that among the “Current Trends in Glassware [is] Adding Class with Glass.” More specifically, the glassware trend right now is all about enhancing the drinking “experience with the beverage” and considering “how the glass plays a role.”
The newest collection for Cork Pops, The Queens’ Jewels jeweled glassware, combines these trends with an abundance of sparkle to complement life’s beauty and to flaunt the drinker’s individual personality. Among the motifs featured on The Queens’ Jewels glasses are beach (crabs, flip flops, anchors, palm trees, starfish and seahorses), diamond (hearts, flowers, pink ribbons and apples), fleur de lis (the floral symbol of French royalty), holiday (hearts, shamrocks, pumpkins, snowflakes, Santa hats, Christmas trees and snowmen), pearl (oval, flower and bouquet with elegant pearl accents), sports (baseball, basketball, golf and soccer), western (cowboy boot and horseshoe) and The Queens’ Crowns (aurora borealis coronets befitting royalty).
All the glasses featured in the new Cork Pops collection can be purchased nationwide at fine gift stores throughout the United States. They retail for $23 to $35 and come in a choice of stemmed, stemless and swing top beverage bottle options.
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