Elysian: of, relating to, or characteristic of heaven or paradise. The word stems from the Elysian fields of Greek mythology, a utopian paradise reserved for heroes after death. Synonyms include heavenly, paradisiacal, and divine. The Elysian Collection, then, seems an appropriate agnomen for British designer Jo Sampson’s sublime collection of …
If there’s one thing you can say about innovative British designer Jo Sampson, it’s that her taste is absolutely impeccable. Coming from your writer who is lucky if she can match her socks or not end up with a ragtag collection of uncoordinated wine glasses due to breakage—let’s just say …
If “punk rock Waterford crystal” sounds like an oxymoron you’d have a hard time formulating into your image of the iconic brand eschewed in tradition, take a look at designer Jo Sampson’s new Rebel Collection designed for Waterford. Glowing with velvety, smoky shades of bronze, mauve, gold, and vibrant purple and …
The afternoon sunlight filtering through your crystal barware tosses colorful reflections of violet, lime, warm garnet, and azure standing out in bold against white linen. Clean, contemporary lines are the dominant esthetic here, along with a bright rainbow of unabashed color. In short, this is not your grandmother’s Waterford. Waterford’s …
The idea of fusing an alarm clock (purely utilitarian and edging toward monotonous) and a coffee maker (still utilitarian but oh-so-beloved and even revered) has been kicked around by entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and, well, other people who like coffee and need to wake up in the morning for years. But …
We’re here to prove you wrong that you don’t need vast vineyards in a warm location with many attentive staff members to create a spectacular wine. You can do it right in your own home with your own hands in as a little as four weeks. We kid you not. …
So, you want to become a home brewer? You foresee yourself rounding up those friends and relatives who, very hesitantly, agree to come taste test your most recent batch. They, out of love from the bottom of their hearts, put their lives out on the line to entertain your alcohol …
The much-anticipated smoldering ball of gold has finally returned to the sky in full force giving off rays of warmth. While the world embraces the invisible heating and light-giving blanket, your cold drinks begin to melt at first exposure. Don’t let them suffer the same fate as the Wicked Witch, …
What’s the perfect gift for an outdoor enthusiast who is also a beer aficionado? How about a portable brewery he or she can strap to his/her back, hit the trails, and sip craft IPA camelback-style from the top of a mountain? Creatively funded by a Kickstarter campaign, the ManCan Personal …
Tired of your wine expiring a mere 24 hours or so after uncorking? Annoyed with the constant battle between white and red? Stressed over supplying enough wine to satisfy everyone’s tastes for that big dinner party? Kuvée has heard your struggles and has delivered their rather ingenious solution. This Boston-based …
Ask Vieng Oudom what he loves the most about wine and he’ll tell you: it’s that no two bottles are alike. Relishing in the unique qualities of each bottle of wine, Oudom—a mechanical engineer from Portland—sought to make wine cellars in which no two would be alike. As a result …
With a unique loveliness we can’t decide whether to place on the shelves of the Museum of Science or the Museum of Modern Art, the vaguely art deco design of the Trinity One Coffee Brewer simultaneously calls to mind a laboratory beaker and a an avant-garde sculpture. The brewing device …