Red wine spills on the carpet could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new glass design.
The clever Saturn spins around on its base, never fully tipping over as it resets itself to a new angle
The company behind the creation, US-based Super-Duper-Studio, said: 'These spacey glasses are our re-imagination of a traditional Italian glassblowing technique, which we appropriated to prevent messy spills and stains.
'Four years of research and refinement has culminated in Saturn Glasses that are surprisingly light and satisfying to drink from.'
Christopher Yamane, a graphic and industrial designer, teamed up with designer Matthew Johnson to create the glass, for which a price has not been revealed.
Explaining the method used to make the Saturn glass, the studio said: 'To prepare the material for each cup, the molten glass is shaped by hand before being blown into a mold by glass artisans in Oakland, California. Each glass is then annealed overnight (a process which cools the glass slowly to relieve material stresses), cut, and polished by hand.
The glasses are said to hold a small to medium-sized glass of wine - about 125ml-175ml.
The only issue with the glasses, Yamene explained to design website Dezeen, is that without a stem, the heat of the hand can affect the temperature of the wine.
He said: 'One small downside for not having a traditional stem seems to be how the temperature of your hand affects the temperature of the wine, but isn't as big of a problem in the red as the white.'
Red wine is typically drunk at room temperature although it can be served slightly warmer, while white wine is generally served chilled.
(via DailyMail)
