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Set of 4 brushed steel banded hot beverage mugs.
The bands are removable for cleaning.
Well-made, thick pressed glass with real brushed steel bands.

Danish Modern Glass and Brushed Metal Mug Set

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Danish Modern Glass and Brushed Metal Mug Set

Set of 4 brushed steel banded hot beverage mugs. Modernist glass in the style of Italian designer Joe Columbo (1930 – 1971). This mug at first glance looks much like a current Rosendahl Copenhagen pattern called Grand Cru, designed by Danish designer Erik Bagger.

As you can see it has a rounded handle and a high sheen metal band. Columbo’s glassware designs of the 1950’s often incorporated squared handles and steel, and brushed steel was a favorite. A nuclear future was on the world’s collective mind, and space-age styled products were the rage. Joe Columbo was a much admired designer of the period.

We believe these are vintage modernist Scandinavian glass beverage mugs in Joe Columbo style, dating to the 1950’s.

Well-made, thick pressed glass with real brushed steel bands. The bands are removable for cleaning. Unmarked. Modernist styling dates to the 1950’s -1960’s. Reproduced, with changes in the details, today by stylish Scandinavian glass houses today.

All in excellent condition. Tall mugs measure 4.5″ tall and weigh 3/4 lb each. Perfect for cocoa, tea and coffee drinks.

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