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Shran uses a set from a Finnish designer, called "Ultima Thule". It's also featured as a world on the show, iirc. (I'm midway through rewatch, but Ultima Thule is definitely a world in the ST universe.)

The name come from ancient times, meaning roughly "Ultimate North", and referring to various places that no-one can really agree on.

Anyways, the other glass is also Finnish, and also used in ST: Enterprise. Whenever Archer has dinner in his quarters or they're having cake at Malcolm's bday, therr these glasses are: https://star-trek.design/glassware/tapio-goblets-by-tapio-wirkkala-for-iittala

(I wonder if this is related to my alcoholism flaring up anytime the episodes with the glasses come up.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Odd, I had no idea. I've seen glasses with this exact patterning a few times at second-hand stores over the years but passed them over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some of them may be just copying the style, but if they are actual Tapio Wirkkala's Ultima Thule, and cheap, I'd suggest considering picking them up.

Just for money, really. The larger glasses like the one featured and the beer glasses go for like 15-25, def at least 10 even to resellers (like collector shops etc) and shot glasses and flutes like 5-15.

https://www.touchoffinland.com/collections/iittala-ultima-thule?srsltid=AfmBOorrzRr1CKtlZehk6IujUx9vGzrTV1DsfY9AhyQz1bLlOA19iPdH

But as I said there's tons of limitations. And I don't know what to check to know whether they're "real". I think I'd know by seeing but.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I know that there are knock-offs, and other cheap facsimiles out there. In fact, I can remember a specific style of plastic drinking glass that copied that pattern exactly in the early 90's, although I only saw them a few times. Thinking about it, I couldn't really tell the difference between the genuine article anymore than I could with most crystalware unless it were really obvious like the cheap pinwheel dishes/glasses.