Inverted Martini Cocktail Glass Wins Bombay Sapphire Design PrizeUK-based designers, Tomek Rygalik and Jorre van Ast have been named winners of this year's Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition for their glass "Inverted".
Rygalik from Poland and his Dutch design partner, Jorre van Ast, who studied together at the Royal College of Art in London, collected the US $15,000 prize from Spanish designer, Patricia Urquiola at the international final held this evening as part of Milan Design Week.
Guests including international designers, media and the 26 global finalists, gathered for the final judging of the glasses which were displayed within the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Exhibition, a celebration of martini cocktail culture at Superstudio Piu in Milan.
A panel of high profile international designers assembled to judge the global final, including Ron Arad, Dror Benshetrit, Lena Bergström, Nadja Swarovski and Patricia Urquiola.
The winning glass, called Inverted, recognises the importance of three elements to the glass design - the bowl, stem and base - and then plays with the archetypal form by placing the stem above the bowl.
Holding the delicate stem creates a new, elegant, drinking experience for the martini cocktail.
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