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Long and lovely, the handblown Rap Coupe is an elegant glass for enjoying cocktails and champagne. In Japan, you’ll find this sophisticated thin-walled glass in many high-end hotels, restaurants, and bars. The Rap’s maker, Kimura, is a glass company located in Eastern Tokyo that handcrafts this coupe using techniques from the Taisho Era (1912-1926), a time when Japan was experiencing political […]

We’ve just added two new cocktail glasses to our roster of fine Japanese glassware, and they’re real stunners. Both are from Kimura Glass Company in Eastern Tokyo, which has been crafting gorgeous handblown glassware since 1910. Long, lean, and easy on the eyes. That’s how we’d describe Kimura Glass Company’s Martini glass, The Funk Zx. Alternately, Kimura Glass […]