SOFTBLADES STARBURST CUT GLASS ASHTRAY

Heavy in the hand, gothic at the core.

A piece that turns a side table into an altar. Twelve faceted sides catch the light around a deep radial cut, and at the centre a sharp fleur-and-cross motif blooms outward like a frozen starburst. The kind of object that looks pulled from a forgotten cathedral and dropped into a Y2K bedroom.

Pressed from thick, crystal-clear glass with a weighted base that sits solid on any surface. Four notched rests are cut into the scalloped rim, so it works as a true ashtray, but the deep bowl and faceted walls make it just as at home holding rings, incense cones, matches or stray little nothings. Light refracts differently from every angle, so no two views of it look quite the same. Wipes clean with a soft cloth.

Compact tabletop size, built to be handled. Style it on a nightstand, a vanity, or a stack of books for a hit of cut-glass drama.