Founded in London in 2015 by Henry & Camilla, The Vintage List set out to bring back the engraved crystal glassware they kept finding, and falling for, in English antique markets and sale rooms.
Every piece is still made by hand, using a method that has barely changed in 500 years. Molten glass is gathered from the furnace on a blowpipe and blown into a wooden mould; stemware is made in two parts, with the stem shaped separately and joined to the bowl before the glass is cooled and annealed. The crystal itself is fine and lead-free — minerals are added at the furnace stage for strength and clarity, not just looks.
Only once a glass has passed this stage does it move to engraving. Each pattern is cut entirely by hand on a fast-turning terracotta wheel, worked freehand against the glass; on some patterns, cut and then polished in a second pass. It is a skill passed down through generations of artisans, and it shows in the finished glass: fine, clear and unmistakably handmade.
Because every piece is blown and engraved by hand, no two are quite identical — small variations and light surface marks are part of the making, not a flaw in it.
All of it is dishwasher safe, so the vintage character doesn't mean saving it for 'special occasions only'.
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