"Bigger is better"

Scaled up from Nobilé's classic teardrop, the large edition is where the craft truly comes into its own. Mouth-blown by master glassmakers using techniques unchanged for centuries, each piece begins as molten crystal gathered from the furnace, then layered with swirling pigment and shaped by hand and breath alone. The larger size gives the colour room to breathe - deeper swirls, richer light, more presence. At home on a console table, mantelpiece or sunlit shelf, it draws the eye from across the room. A paperweight in spirit, a sculptural centrepiece in every other way.

Established in 1993, Nobile Glassware is a UK-based supplier of handmade glass and giftware, renowned for its in-house designed and exclusively manufactured collections - making each piece highly collectable and sought-after.

The intricate process begins by blending the finest raw materials and heating them to 2400°F (1315°C) until they transform into glass. The temperature is then carefully reduced so the molten glass becomes workable, allowing craftsmen to gather, blow, and shape it using techniques and tools that are centuries old, before pieces are slowly cooled in an annealer over hours or days. Slight variations in colour, size, or tiny bubbles are the hallmark of the maker's hand - a proof of authenticity.