The perfect glasses for your next party

They are the first thing we take out of the cupboard in the morning, we use them in various versions throughout the day, and they add decorative flair to our dinner table in the evening. But not all glasses are created equal. Each occasion and each beverage merits its own glassware. Stylight helps you select the perfect glass:

Breakfast

What’s better than a large glass of freshly squeezed OJ in the morning?

Get your wake-up call in a juice glass or tumbler.

  • Features: 6 to 10 oz., transparent, printed motives, color gradient or plain
  • Price: $15 to $40 per set
  • Favorite brands: Gie El Home, Amsterdam Glass

Lunch

You should drink at least 50 oz. of water a day. Sounds like a lot, but you can simply drink a full glass of water every two to three hours.

  • Features: a water glass holds about 8 oz. and comes in round bodied or longish versions, with or without stem
  • Price: from $15 for a set of 6
  • Favorite brands: Leonardo, Loberon

Dinner

Fancy a nice glass of wine or beer in the evening? We have lots of beautiful glasses that not only look great on your table but can also be shown off in a glass cabinet.

  • Features: Wine glasses with long stems, round bodied bowls, and a broad foot for a secure stand, beer glasses vary depending on the type of beer: Tulip beer glasses for pils, wheat beer glasses for wheat beer, and mugs for light beer
  • Capacity: wine glasses on average 10 oz., beer glasses from 6 to 16 oz.
  • Prize: from $20 a set
  • Favorite brands: Wine glasses by iittala, beer glasses by Schott Zwiesel

Party

Set the tone with champagne flutes, cocktail or long drink glasses. Get a small variety of different styles so you don’t have to serve bubbly in beer mugs at your next party!

  • Features: Champagne flutes are delicate and made from very thin glass, cocktail or long drink glasses are stemless and made from thicker glass.
  • Capacity: from 6 to 13 oz.
  • Prize: from $30 a set
  • Favorite brands: Nachtmann, Butlers

Breakfast, lunch or fancy party – each occasion needs the perfect glassware. Basic glasses for water or soda are used throughout the day, while stylish glasses matched to the beverage set the tone for dinner or a cocktail party.

Large, small, thick, thin: The perfect glass for every occasion and beverage.

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