Thinnier. We were thinking about the holidays, how important nice glassware is at parties, and how we hate frou-frou, complicated glasses that you only use once a year. We've found a lot of nice glassware in the past few years, including Juliska's glassware and everything on our Top 10 Glassware List, but these we'd never seen.
Gio Glasses come from Poland and are made of a super thin wall of strong handblown glass. They can be used for water, cocktails or even wine (though you won't get a great nose with them). They come in four sizes and we found them at Nancy Koltes, Lekker Home and the Conran Shop. (Via Domino)
Wow, looks great, but I don't know if I can wrap my mind around the "super thin wall of strong..." part of the description. :)
i have some very similar to these which came from the chef's supply shop in Chelsea Market. they were under $2 apeice for my little juice glasses (i guess they hold 8 oz, though they don't look it). i believe there were similar designs for rocks and highball, if you want to drink more than 8oz of liquid at a time, also very affordable.
Crate and Barrel used to carry them - they still might.
We have two sizes and use them every day...they have held up beautifully and you can't beat the price.
They have the added benefit of being lovely to hold!
These look a lot like the Marta glasses from CB2 only slightly more expensive. I don't know about the tempered, extra strong part...the Marta glasses are also made in Poland.
Getting a bit late in the day, but these would make an ideal Christmas present for someone I know!
Does anyone have any ideas why I might be able to buy these (or similar thin glasses) in London, UK? Thanks!