Tommy by Saint-Louis
Crystal Icons from Saint-Louis – The Tommy Collection
The crystal of kings. The "Tommy" collection is one of the most famous glassware collections and one of the great icons of the renowned crystal glass manufacturer Saint-Louis. Designed in 1928, "Tommy" looks as fresh and modern as it did 100 years ago. To this day, every Tommy glass is painstakingly handcrafted in the historic workshops in the east of France. Whether wine glass, vase or champagne cooler, discover these brilliant masterpieces of glass art that elevate every day to a celebration.
A Dignified Appearance – The Story of Tommy
When 1928 marked the tenth anniversary of the end of the First World War, Saint-Louis celebrated the anniversary with a new crystal glass collection by Joseph Bleichner. Inspired by the poems of the famous British writer Rudyard Kipling, the collection was named "Tommy". Their complex cuts were designed to make the sparkle of cocktails and Champagne palpable.
However, "Tommy" only became a legend ten years later, when the President of the French Republic Albert Lebrun received the British King George VI in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. As a sign of Franco-British friendship, Saint-Louis set the dinner table with eleven Tommy glasses per guest. The overwhelming sight of over 2,200 Tommy crystal glasses on one table left a lasting impression – and made "Tommy" an international ambassador for French crystal.
Like Brillant Flowers – The Gems of the Tommy Collection
The design of "Tommy" combines bevelled, ball and diamond cuts to create a charming, blossom-like Art Deco pattern. Touching the superior quality crystal glasses with your hands and lips, their complex textures announce the tingling of classic cocktails in joyful anticipation. Numerous variants in coloured flashed glass reinforce the floral character of the collection and transform the table setting into a bed of eternal flowers.
The collection's stemware stands out with pleasantly unusual proportions. The glasses' relatively small goblets are enthroned on powerful, straight stems. These compact shapes condense the richly decorated crystal glasses into sparkling jewels of timeless elegance. The wine glasses are available in many different sizes along traditional hock glasses, cocktail glasses in authentic Art Deco style, and sensually slender Champagne flutes.
Saint-Louis complements the large selection of drinking glasses with matching table accessories for modern sensibilities. A small vase, a votive, and a candleholder form a set of table essentials that create a festive atmosphere throughout the evening.
For the home bar, "Tommy" provides tall highball glasses and a classic cocktail shaker. Sparkling like the starry sky, the sensational Champagne cooler & ice bucket are the centrepiece of every festive table.
Friends of the highest culinary delights will also find highly specialised pieces in the "Tommy" collection, such as the caviar set and the exquisite vodka line with a vodka glass, a vodka flute, and a vodka carafe. Life is a celebration – enjoy it to the full with "Tommy" by Saint-Louis.
