![]() “Well, glass is naturally coloured a bluish green and you decolourise it using different compounds. “Coloured glass goes back to the bronze age,” says Dr Sally Cottam, secretary for the Association for the History of Glass. This, however, is just the latest iteration of colourful glass over the centuries. Interest in maximalist interiors is also on the up, and adding colourful glassware to a table is something even the laziest of entertainers can manage. Coordinating colour and pattern is key to a good table, and coloured tumblers have become common on intricate place settings. Tablescaping – the art of creating ornate and traditional centrepieces and place settings of cutlery, plates and glassware – has been on trend in recent years. Glass tableware in rainbow colours is a simple way to bring some pizzazz to a dinner table – especially for festive parties. ![]() On Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle platform, there are tumblers and stem glasses in rose and sand. If you want to blow the Christmas budget on some coloured glass, Danish designer Helle Mardahl will do you some magical cocktail glasses and dishes that come in shades such as blueberry ice-cream and caramel and do indeed look good enough to eat. Photograph: Alastair Philip Wiper/Alastair Philip Wiper/Helle Mardahl Studio ![]() Helle Mardahl Studio creates a conceptual candy universe of magic, dreams and indulgence. ![]()
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