Niche was founded in 2003 as an unexpected accident. The founders, Jeremy Pyles and Mary Welch, were designing products for their own lives that satisfied their particular design sensibilities. After other people saw their products and expressed appreciation for their work, the duo founded Niche Modern. The company is known for its distinctive glass pendant lights and other lighting products that are comprised of expertly crafted hand-blown glass. Niche also designs other glassware and home products, including elegant vases and candle holders.

Founded in Iittala, Finland in 1881, Iittala first began as a glass factory. The company now celebrates generations of glassware objects including vases, dishes, and décor items, and maintains the tenet that objects should be distinctive, multifunctional, and enduring—both physically and aesthetically.

Founded in 1999 by Jan Andersen and Poul Madsen, Normann Copenhagen is a design brand that aims to make a difference in the design world by creating quality, versatile, and colorful products. The brand has collaborated with both established designers and up-and-coming talents to create a wide foray of products ranging from pendant lights and glassware to couches and storage containers. Normann Copenhagen strives to challenge expected design conventions and uses traditional materials in untraditional ways, creating distinctive yet highly functional products.

Zalto is an Austrian fine glass maker using traditional hand-blown techniques to make a wide range of premium glassware, particularly stemware. The firm has deep roots in norther Waldviertel, where the Zalto family had been making crystal for more than six generations. In 2006, the curent company was founded in New Neunagelberg. It specializes in their two brands - Zalto and Denk'Art - creating their high quality glassware. Their glassware is made without the addition of lead oxide and are resistant to clouding, and are made in timeless elegant shapes.

One of the 20th century’s great International Style architects, Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is renowned for synthesizing the precepts of modernism with expressionist organic forms and natural materials. He is known for his contributions in architecture, furniture, glassware, and textiles. As Aalto is especially revered in his native Finland, one can dine, browse book titles, and see a symphony in spaces of his design—not to mention visit the architect’s former home and studio in Helsinki, Finland.

The Cherner Chair Company has brought back many of Norman Cherner’s most popular designs. Utilizing his original drawings and specifications, the reissued designs are made in the USA with the same attention to detail found in the original handmade classics. Although best known for his furniture design, Norman Cherner’s work included almost all aspects of design: from graphics, glassware, and lighting, to his pioneering work in prefabricated housing. In addition to reissuing Norman Cherner designs, The Cherner Chair Company also features new designs by Benjamin Cherner.

Cecilie Manz is a Danish designer who lives and works in Copenhagen. Manz studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – The School of Design and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki before founding her own studio in 1998. Manz designs furniture, glassware, lamps, and other housewares. She believes that every product she designs and every project she is involved with represents a small piece within a big, ongoing story, offering continuity through all of her work. Manz works with many celebrated design brands including Fritz Hansen, B&O, Kähler, Muuto, and others.

Oiva Toikka is one of the most important names in Scandinavian glassware. His imaginative, rich, and bold glass art deviates from the streamlined aesthetic of Nordic design, making his work distinctive and recognizable. Toikka is known for his Birds collection, as well as his Kastehelmi tableware. Toikka has won numerous awards, including the Lunning Proze, Pro Finlandia Medal, World Glass Now 85 Award, Kaj Franck Design Prize, and the Prince Eugen Medal.

kevan hoertdoerfer architects is an architecture practice dedicated to the craft & art of making places and their relationship to the individual. the firm has experience in all building types and blends a unique background of architecture, ecology, construction, education, and craftsmanship to each project. a practice premised on the belief that the power of architecture lies in its ability to enrich the lives of its inhabitants. the work in the office has expanded rapidly since the beginning to include a wide variety of building types. projects vary in scale from gallery installations to urban planning, from houses to urban competitions, from glassware and furniture design to research into sustainable practice and the future of educational technologies. kevan hoertdoerfer architects was founded in 1998 and is based in charleston, south carolina, usa.

Kimura Glass, Co. has continued to strive to bring you products for daily use and products close to your everyday life. Putting our eyes on the very new and fresh future, we have been trying to create very “ordinary” products that make you satisfied and never get tired. Kimura Glass plans and develops wineglasses and cocktail glasses mainly for business use. In Japan, we produce glassware and KIRIKO Glasses (cut glasses) of our own planning and development, making full use of the skillful technique of Japanese traditional artisans from Shitamachi (working-class neighborhood) Tokyo. Overseas, glassware of our own planning and development are manufactured in the factories in Asia and Europe and selected products of high quality are sent to us for sale.We also secure the technical cooperation of glassware and ceramic wares with several glass companies abroad and import their products. We wholesale glassware, including wineglasses, cocktail glasses, and also tableware, like ceramic ware, porcelain and etc. for Hotels, Restaurants, and Bars.

BottleHood’s recycled glassware is made from wine, beer, liquor and soda bottles recycled from restaurants, bars, homes, and events in the community.

Niels Datema is a product designer, designing kitchenware, glassware, lighting, and furniture. He founded his own studio in 2012 and graduated from the Design Academy of Eindhoven in 2013. Datema is focused on bringing new materials and production techniques into his projects.

Sussex Lighting centre in Sussex, UK supply high quality lighting and unique interior solutions. The contemporary lighting and modern designer lighting we supply includes crystal chandeliers, outdoor lighting, glassware and wall art work. Know More: http://www.sussexlighting.co.uk/ Contact Us- Sussex Lighting (UK) Ltd West Point Springfield Road Horsham West Sussex, UK RH12 2PD 01403241933 01403 241977

Bormioli Rocco’s first glassware factory dates back to 1825, but historians say the origins of Bormioli Rocco glass can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Thanks to continuing investment in research, design and state of the art technology, the Bormioli Rocco Group has become one of the leading glass manufacturers in the world.

Listo Club is an online home decor and furniture store that's located in New York. From Bohemian decor to lighting and chandeliers to glassware and bar carts, we have everything you need to personalize your home. In addition, we offer a wide range of art and wall decor, home organization items, bed and bath products, outdoor tables and chairs, and fire pits and planters. Shop our collections today or contact our team for assistance.

Teroforma was founded in 2006 by husband and wife Anna & Andrew Hellman. They work with emerging designers and small, artisan-led manufacturers, workshops, and studios around the world to create thoughtfully crafted objects for the table. Their philosophy is that beauty is as much about the process as it is about the finished product. Their product line includes linens, dinnerware, glassware, flatware, cooking tools, decorative accents, and more.

In 1987, brothers Axel and Serge Van den Bossche took over their mother’s business under the name Serax, expanding a series of flower pots into an extensive range of decorative accents. Today, the German company’s product collection includes 4,000 objects, including glassware, dinnerware, candles, and more. The company is focused on both innovative and affordable design that consistently adapts to modern lifestyles.

Thomas Eyck is a Dutch designer and distributor of modern homewares. The firm works directly with a carefully selected pool of designers to develop the products for the Thomas Eyck collection, working with one new designer each year. They also distribute the products of Royal Tichelaare Makkum and 1616/Arita Japan as separate lines. Their offerings include a wide range of decorative items, wallpaper, glassware, pillows, baskets, and more.

Architect Aino Marsio met Alvar Aalto in 1924 while working for his office in Jyväskylä, Finland, and the two were soon off on an Italian honeymoon. With a visual artist and art historian they established Artek (art plus technology) in 1935 to produce their bent-wood furniture. Although her work largely went unaccredited, Aino is most famous for her colorful glassware, still in production by Iittala.

Oneida Ltd. is one of the world’s largest marketers of stainless steel flatware, and offers a complete range of tabletop products. Its operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia market stainless, silverplated, and sterling flatware products, china dinnerware, and crystal and glassware items. The company originated in a utopian community established in the mid-nineteenth century, and has had a strong reputation for quality since that time.

Lobmeyr was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1823 by Josef Lobmeyr, and quickly became a purveyor to the Hapsburg imperial family. The company embraced the Wiener Werkstätte under the stewardship of Stefan Rath senior in 1912. The company began making chandeliers after the war, eventually acquiring Zahn (founded 1780) in 1972. Lobmeyr's full range of glasswares embrace its history while continuing their focus on "the contemporary interpretation of light and glass."

Fortessa, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and marketer of quality tableware for the high-end commercial foodservice market globally, as well as for the luxury consumer market, headquartered in Virginia, USA. The company was founded in 1993 as the Great American Trading Company, Inc., with two employees, but focused from the very start on quality dinnerware for culinary professionals and for the home. In 1997, the company expanded its offerings to flatware, glassware and tabletop accessories, becoming a “total table” operation.

Kaj Franck was a Finnish designer of glass and tableware. Though he also worked as an educator, his 1953 Kilta line of tableware for Arabia became a massive international hit. Franck is known as an icon of Finnish design, in his removal of excess in his designs, focusing only on the essential elements. Franck has earned numerous awards and prizes, and his work is featured in various design museums. Franck's most famous objects include the Teema tableware collection and Kartio line of glassware, both produced by Iittala.

elsa+sam offers only the highest quality decorative and functional dishware direct from independent designers in North America and Europe. Every product in our shop is individually crafted with your appreciation in mind - no small feat in these times of mass-production and warehouse pricing. Yet we believe that simplicity still yields the highest quality. Our ceramics are hand thrown and decorated by the same gifted artists who design them. Our glassware is blown and molded in the inventive studios where it is first imagined. Look closely. These are not common objects for common homes. This is art made by extraordinary people.

Jeremy Pyles founded Niche Modern in 2003 with his wife Mary Welch. Frustrated with the lighting options available for Niche, their Manhattan home store, Pyles and Welch created their first hand-blown pendant for the shop. The Stamen Pendant became the store's most sought after item, so in 2005 the husband and wife team expanded their fleet, debuting a line of ten different glass pendant lights. Niche Modern has since expanded its line to include more lights, glassware, and other tableware items. Pyles earned his BFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993.

kevan hoertdoerfer architects is an architecture practice dedicated to the craft & art of making places and their relationship to the individual. the firm has experience in all building types and blends a unique background of architecture, ecology, construction, education, and craftsmanship to each project. a practice premised on the belief that the power of architecture lies in its ability to enrich the lives of its inhabitants. the work in the office has expanded rapidly since the beginning to include a wide variety of building types. projects vary in scale from gallery installations to urban planning, from houses to urban competitions, from glassware and furniture design to research into sustainable practice and the future of educational technologies. kevan hoertdoerfer architects was founded in 1998 and is based in charleston, south carolina, usa.

We were driving upstate New York searching for interesting chairs, barrels paintings and cabinets to bring back to our just-opened little shop near Gramercy Park. We passed an odd town with an even odder name. The town was called Fishs Eddy. It felt like the perfect name so we borrowed it for our store. One fortuitous buying trip landed us in an old barn that had been in a fire. The charred building was filled with endless stacks of bowls, plates, cups and saucers that had survived the blaze. Excited, nervous and thoroughly energized, we hauled everything back to our apartment and piled them in every available space. Our kitchen sink was filled with soot-covered creamers and our bathtub was filled with hundreds of platters and bowls. As we scrubbed we discovered something extraordinary. These were not just run of the mill dishes; these were dishes from roadside diners, railroads, hotels and country clubs. They were dishes with a past; and a history. We poured coffee into two of the mugs as we shared the same thought. We were on to something special... and customers agreed. Twenty five years later Fishs Eddy has made its own history. Still true to our original vision of commercial quality dish and glassware with plenty of other things that make people smile. We are where we are happiest...still doing dishes!

Born in the heart of a modest garage, Old Southern Brass sprang to life with a genuine ambition to forge distinctive, patriotism-infused gifts. This zeal for unparalleled craftsmanship and a unique design ethos swiftly elevated them to prominence within the online marketplace. Launched in 2016 with a focus on drinkware and barware, it is celebrated for its superior, patriotically themed products. The foundation of the company is anchored in simple beginnings, yet it has thrived through organic expansion powered by a deep commitment to employing veterans. This dedication extends beyond merely offering outstanding products; it encompasses a mission to provide meaningful employment to veterans, thereby fostering a workplace that cherishes their unique competencies. Adherence to core values such as integrity, high-quality craftsmanship, and a deep sense of patriotism informs their operations and product innovation, embodying the persistent spirit of American patriotism. The company serves a vast national market, transcending its early, modest start to distribute its distinctive and superior products across the country. In the competitive landscape of e-commerce, it emerges as a standout supplier of unique, patriotically themed drinkware and barware. Their steadfast dedication to craftsmanship and American heritage has propelled their growth in this bustling sector. At the core of their offerings is a carefully curated selection of drinkware and barware, combining intricately designed glassware with robust, stylish bar accessories. Their products skillfully fuse functionality with a patriotic appeal. Old Southern Brass has achieved notable recognition for its pursuit of excellence, with numerous products reaching best-seller status on Amazon. These achievements highlight their relentless commitment to quality, affirming their reputation for delivering excellence in every piece.

Christopher Kurtz (born 1975) grew up in the small, remote, middle- America town called Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Excelsior Springs, far from American art and design hubs like New York or Los Angeles, is also the same birthplace of noted sculptor/ furniture designer, Donald Judd, a coincidence that Christopher quite enjoys. Christopher studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and received a BFA in sculpture from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. After college, he went on to work as the studio assistant to artist Martin Puryear, who is the subject of a recent retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. While working with Puryear, Christopher refined his wood working skills and began maturing as an artist in his own right. Kurtz has gained national attention with his sculpture and is in several public and private collections. He has received numerous grants and awards, including the prestigious Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in 2005. Kurtz is represented by Matin gallery in Beverly Hills, California. www.matin-gallery.com In 2005 Christopher married the American glassware designer, Deborah Ehrlich, and set up his studio in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Kurtz has always had a passion for furniture and began experimenting with some designs. The result is a new collection of seating just out in 2008. Christopher Kurtz Studio offers a unique product. The furniture is all hand made, while utilizing some small scale production techniques. Kurtz has said of his work, "I am interested in moments where the handmade is replaced by production-- and when the pendulum swings back to the handmade due to needs that production can not meet." Some of the chair parts are made with very sophisticated tools like the computer numeric router, while other parts, like the chair seats are carved with hand planes and spoke shaves. "I believe in using whatever tools are necessary to achieve the best result- and old world hand tools are a big part of that for me." In his furniture, one can find subtle references to historical moments in art and design, ranging from Ancient Egypt to the Shakers to the Danish Masters- all while maintaining a modern thread that is specific to Kurtz.