Vintage variations

The fun of vintage glassware is the detailed imagery on the glasses, according to Seasons Kaz Sparks. But not being able to replace it when it breaks, not being able to add to your set and not being able easily care for it, takes some of the fun out, she says.

“I was able to solve all of that.” As the owner of Salty Raven, Sparks has created sets of glasses that have that vintage look and feel but are dishwasher safe and aren’t limited in options.

Traditional vintage drinkware makes a fun gift but being able to get it in sets larger than four to six is difficult, and according to Katz, most people need a rotation of eight to 12 of one kind of shape or size.

“A set of four just isn’t going to cut it for everyone,” she says. “I want you to be able to have a set of 12 if you want and have them all be different but have them all go together, and then when your favorite one breaks, you can actually replace it.”