The Berlin Universal Art Deco tumbler in two lines
The Berlin Universal Art Deco tumbler by Stölzle Lausitz is a mid-height glass: 315ml, 11.9cm tall, 7.12cm across at the rim and 5.19cm at the base. It weighs 148g. The glass is lead-free crystal glass, machine-made, with the wave relief the maker links to the design of the 1920s. The pack holds six glasses.
Who it is for
For a venue looking for one glass for several serves. The maker lists it for water, soft drinks, cocktails and spirits over ice, and calls it Universal for that reason. In a bar with little shelf space it is the glass that does table water, the breakfast juice, the afternoon alcohol-free drink and the short drink of the evening. Fewer shapes on the line means fewer different racks, and fewer mistakes when a glass is grabbed in a hurry.
The relief takes this Art Deco tumbler out of the class of the anonymous water glass. A venue with a 1920s interior, or a cocktail bar that wants its courtesy water in the same design as its drinks, uses it as the welcome glass.
Why it is called an Art Deco tumbler
The definition is the maker’s. The Berlin collection, Stölzle Lausitz writes, comes from the spirit of 1920s Berlin and carries details inspired by Art Deco: clean lines, geometric outlines, a retro character on a modern outline. On the glass the reference is a wave structure, in relief, that spirals round the wall.
The relief gives the fingers grip and reflects the light, so even a glass of water on the table has a pattern. It is not a heavy pressed glass: 148g is the weight of an everyday tumbler.
Specifications
- Capacity: 315ml
- Height: 11.9cm
- Rim diameter: 7.12cm
- Base diameter: 5.19cm
- Weight per glass: 148g
- Material: lead-free crystal glass, machine-made
- Surface: wave relief
- Dishwasher safe: declared by the maker
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Range: Berlin, Prestige
- MPN: 1430099
315ml, in practice
It is just under the size of a can. It takes a soft drink with two ice cubes, a juice, a bitter with soda, or a spirit over one large cube. The 7.12cm rim lets cubed ice in without forcing it. The base, narrower than the rim, sits the glass well in the palm.
Washing
The maker declares it dishwasher safe, with high resistance to breakage and scratches. For a glass that does four services a day it is the figure to look at: it goes from the rack to the table several times a shift.
Six per pack, and the other Art Deco glasses in the range
For table water, count one glass per cover plus a third in reserve: a venue with thirty covers starts from seven packs. The range is in the maker’s current catalogue, and the replacement is the same glass.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item. The discount applies automatically in the basket.
In the same relief there are the 490ml highball glass, the 300ml whisky glass, the 805ml balloon glass, the 230ml cocktail glass. The other mid-height glasses are in the tumbler glasses category.
At home
At home the Berlin Art Deco tumbler stays on the table every day, and in the evening it suits an amaro over ice as well. There are six of a kind, and they go in the dishwasher.
FAQ
What is the Berlin Universal used for? The maker lists it for water, soft drinks, cocktails and spirits over ice.
Is it dishwasher safe? Yes, it is declared by the maker.
How much does it weigh? 148g per glass.
How many glasses are there? Six per pack, and the price is for the pack.
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