Christmas 3D Wine Glass

About this glass

A clear stemmed glass, about seven inches tall, with Christmas artwork raised around the outside of the bowl. The decoration stands off the glass rather than sitting printed flat on it, so it catches light along its edges and you can feel the shape with a thumb. It is a working glass: it holds wine, cocoa or a soft drink, and it looks deliberate on a table when it is empty.

The glass

Clear glass with a slender stem and a bowl that flares slightly at the rim. The artwork wraps the outside of the bowl in glossy reds, greens and golds, with snowflake detail worked in between the main shapes. The inside is plain, so it pours and rinses like any other glass, and the rim is smooth where you drink from it. Standing on a table next to a plain tumbler, the difference is obvious from a metre away.

Six designs

Santa Claus, a snowman, a reindeer pulling a sleigh, a Christmas tree, a wreath and a stocking. Take one at checkout, or all six if you would rather have a set that matches everything on the table by matching none of it exactly. Mixed designs also settle the question of which guest gets which glass.

What it is for

Cocoa on a dark afternoon. Mulled wine at a party. Coffee on Christmas morning. It handles cold and warm drinks the same, and it is usually the first glass people reach for because there is something to look at while they drink. Left empty on a shelf it does the job the rest of the year that a printed mug does not.

Living with it

Wash it by hand. A dishwasher will not ruin the glass itself, but the raised artwork stands proud of the surface and wears faster against cutlery and rack prongs over a few seasons. Rinse it soon after a red wine or a spiced drink and the colour stays true. Store it upright rather than stacked, for the same reason. A set of six lives through a month of use without losing its edge, provided nobody stacks them.

Specifications

Type	Stemmed glass with raised decoration
Height	Approx. 7.09 in / 18 cm
Material	Clear glass
Care	Hand wash recommended

Where it earns its place

1. Christmas morning coffee

   The stem keeps a hot drink away from your hand.

2. A holiday table

   One glass each turns a plain setting into something.

3. On a coffee bar

   Empty and facing outward, it reads as decoration.

4. As a small gift

   Easy to wrap and easy to hand over with a bottle.

In the box

• 1 x Christmas 3D glass in the design you choose

Care

Rinse by hand in warm water with a little washing up liquid and stand it upright rather than in a rack. Dry it around the raised parts rather than pressing down on them. Store it somewhere it will not knock against other glasses, since chipped artwork cannot be repaired.

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