Swallow

It's almost unfair to call both the vessels you drink your morning juice out of and the vases, pitchers, cups at Swallow "glass." The store brings together the works of the best glass artists in the world to create an awe-inspiring display. The window-facing shelf holds vases and bowls with impossible patterns, one with thin diagonal stripes resembling the world's most elegant candy cane, another with a freeform checkered pattern. Inside, floating display cases hold earthy jewelry combining color, silver, topaz and, naturally, glass. Still more shelves hold handmade ceramics with iridescent cobalt glazes, pearly white vases and rows of everyday glass items like wine glasses and tumblers in a variety of colors and textures.

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