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This classy crystal martini glass only needs a mate and a favored gin to get a romantic evening off to a good start with the one you love. The sparkling, cone-shaped bowl balances beautifully on its slender stem, and feels deliciously weighty as only fine crystal can. Encircling the stem is a silver ring, inscribed with the phrase, "Amor Vincit Omnia," Latin for love conquers all, along with the signature of the Swedish designer, Efva Attling. The martini glass holds 9-1/2 ounces and stands 6-5/8 inches tall. Two or more of the glasses make an excellent wedding or anniversary gift, especially since each comes couched in a tantalizing gift-box that is both lined and covered with satin.
Amor Vincit Omnia is Attling's first collection for Orrefors, whose master glassblowers hand-make each piece at the renowned Swedish glassworks. The lead-free crystal collection also includes a wine glass, martini cone, and cylindrical flute, all designed for the contemporary romantic. To protect the delicate stem and keep the crystal brilliant, Amor glasses should be carefully washed and dried by hand. --Ann Bieri
From the Manufacturer
About the Designer:
Efva Attling made her first piece of jewelry when she was 11. At the age of 16 she was taken on as a pupil at one of Sweden's foremost silversmiths. After a 12-year career as a model for Eileen Ford, and then as a singer and songwriter, she once again turned her attention to design. She produced clothes for Levi's, H & M, and her own brand, Pretty Pregnant, as well as sunglasses for Scandinavian Eyewear. Since 1996 she has been designing jewelry for her own Efva Attling Stockholm brand. The Amor Vincit Omnia stemware series is her first collection for Orrefors. With her innate sense of style, Attling has succeeded in bringing a modern silver idiom to the venerable tradition of Swedish glassmaking.
About the Kosta Boda:
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, Kosta Boda has become one of the leading glasshouses in the world. The company's three glassworks in the villages of Kosta, Boda, and fors each have exciting individual stories of their own yet stand together under the common brand name Kosta Boda. The corps of designers currently on retainer at Kosta Boda works with both utilitarian and art glass.
Glass results from a great many meetings between people--artists, craftspeople, and lovers of glass. The artists of Kosta Boda have a decisive role to play in all the creative stages of the process. The cooperation between the designers and the skilled craftspeople is very close; indeed, it is essential if the designers are to transfer their intentions to the glass.
The History of Kosta Boda:
Kosta, the parent glassworks of Kosta Boda and the oldest glassworks in Sweden still in operation, has a fascinating history that forms a valuable part of Swedish cultural heritage. The glassworks was
Features- Designed by Swedish artist Efva Attling
- Comes packaged in a beautiful black satin gift box
- A perfect gift for that special someone!
- Handmade by master glassmakers in Orrefors' Swedish glassworks
- 9.5 oz capacity
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