There’s not much to say about these wonderful glasses other than holy-moly. Is a glass tumbler a gadget? Perhaps. Is a tumbler of glass and concrete, two materials that fuelled modernist architecture and the high-rise slum alike, worthy of the pages of the Gadget Lab? When they look as good as the Cityrain, the answer is “yes”. Yes, they are.
The process of making them goes some way towards justifying the $40-a-pair price-tag. Every one is hand-crafted and takes up to a week to finish. The concrete has to be cast and then stay wet for long enough to get the glass in there. We dig the delicacy of the glass next to the tough and raw concrete. The makers, 25togo Design say it evokes wet steel and glass windows. Whatever, it looks fantastic, and we shall be drinking our afternoon martinis out of a pair if an office whip-round raises enough cash.
Product page [25togo]
Store [Charles and Marie via Uncrate]
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