Marc Newsom's Limited Edition Hourglasses For Ikepod.

Designer Marc Newsom first unveiled his stunning modern hourglass for Ikepod at last year's Baselworld. The hourglass was created in 2 models, the HGS20 and HGS80. Both are made of Borosilicate glass and measure 300 x 250 mm. Weighing 9.6 kg. the sand is made of stainless steel nickel nanoballs while in the HGS80, it is made of actual gold-plated nanoballs.



You'd be hard-pressed to find a more elegant way to keep track of time.

The HGS20 -the stainless steel nanonball version- will soon be available for purchase at Colette

Your Toast Will Have To be Worthy: Diamonds In Glass

We've seen them in rings, in ears, in noses, nipples and teeth. And now...in glass.

From Austria, come Natascha Marx and Tobias Berger, the brains and brawn behind Diamonds In Glass (DIG). By coming up with a way to suspend genuine cut diamonds in hand-blown borosilicate glass they embed the gems in stemware, upping the bar for a finely set table.

Just take a look a some of their products:







In addition to wine glasses, they have pilsner glasses, champagne glasses and more.

Not only do they embed diamonds in stemware but in ashtrays:

Napkin rings:

Flacon stoppers:

Keyrings:

Cufflinks:

And, of course, rings:






See their site to learn more or purchase.