How an Icon Cup is made
Every step made by hand, with warmth you can feel on your table.
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A gather of hot glass
Icon Cups are soda-lime glass. The raw materials are melted into glowing molten glass, then gathered by hand on a long iron rod.
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Applying the icons
The glass icons are kept almost as hot as the molten glass, so they won't crack. The hot gather is rolled over them, and they fuse right in.
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Blown into shape
It's blown by hand into a water-cooled mould, filling the corner with steam, and comes out cup-shaped and still glowing.
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Back to the fire
Back in the heat to stay soft, a small hook opens up the rim, which is then smoothed and rounded. The thick walls give it that chunky, weighty feel.
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From their hands to yours
With love,
Amanda
Founder, Ada Studio
Good to know
- Glass Thick, hand-blown soda-lime
- Size 500 ml, 11.5 cm tall
- Icons & rim Fused-in glass, never painted
- Care Dishwasher safe, cold drinks only
- Every cup Unique, tiny bubbles are normal
Questions
Will the icons or the white rim ever come off?
No. Both are glass, fused in while the cup is hot. It's harder to make than a painted rim, but it won't peel, fade or wash off.
Why does every cup look slightly different?
Each one is blown by hand, so a slight lean or a tiny bubble is normal. No two are exactly alike.
Why are Icon Cups for cold drinks only?
Soda-lime glass can crack with sudden heat, because boiling water warms the inside faster than the outside. Iced drinks, juice and water are perfect.
