The Honeycomb Tumbler, designed by Carl Rotter in 1940, is mouth-blown and then hand-turned to grind the dimples into the glass to create the final honeycomb form. The optical effect of peering through the glass is mesmerizing and the time invested to hand-craft each glass makes these tumblers more than a joy to hold.

Beautiful vases from Swedish designer Erika Lovqvist. I like the molded pockets for water and a flower, but I have to say that I can’t stop thinking ‘cow’ when I see this.

evasolo is a danish cooking-serving-lifestyle object design house. They make a very wide range of products including these two bird feeders. The Feeder Ball (left) and the Bird Table (right) are two of the products that exude the lightness of glass and the joy of birdwatching.

Interesting topography vases from Schafermeyer Kelly Glass. Anthony Schafermeyer’s and Claire Kelly’s interest lies in patterns and glass. I find a lot of their work visually too busy, but I think that these pieces mix just the right amount of pattern and glass.

That’s one nice looking chandelier. Columbia Glassworks was formed in 1996 in London, England, by glassmaker Edward Nevill and furniture designer Nick Blackmore. Their work goes beyond glass objects and fixtures – in 2000 they created glass corsets and headpieces for Alexander McQueen’s catwalk show.

A few things from swissmiss that I couldn’t pass up:

I love this fishbowl from Carlo Contin.

And, I would like to get some of these for my next party:

Sean and I wandered into Future Perfect this weekend and discovered the awesome Japanese collective D-BROS. I love how playful their work is.

Also very cool are these plastic bag vases. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but these vases are just heavy duty plastic bags that you fill with water, insert flower, and voila!: instant vase!