It’s easy to forget glassware as a gift when we’re thinking of what to give to our friends and family. Glass and crystal are tactile, weighty and delicate materials which make for gifts which can be both used and admired for years.

If you think about vases, glasses, candle holders, paperweights and other ornaments there are gifts available for just about every one. LSA Glass make a dazzling selection of current, contemporary functional glass objet which would sit well on and dinner table, mantle piece or desk.The wonderful thing about LSA glass is that it’s simplicity and style, while being contemporary also have a timelessness which mean that the gifts you give from them will never go out of fashion, expect them to change from available to collectable without ever having a phase of being execrable.

If you’ve got glass on the mind now but you’re looking for something a little more light hearted, if you’re buying for a twentysomething who enjoys their night out with their friends then you should take a look at Lolita glasses. Designed with fun at heart these glasses are themed for all occasions and all tastes. There are wine glasses, cocktail glasses and beakers decorated in vivid colours which will bring an additional level of fun to the evening when you’re getting ready to go out.

Champagne flutes always make a perfect gift for couples, particularly if you present them along with a bottle of the bubbly, equally shot glasses presented with a bottle of tequila always make a great gift for students. Wine and wine glasses are equally welcome by anybody really, nobody ever complains of having too many glasses! Little glass and crystal animals can be a special little treat for youngsters, the way the light plays though them fascinates and the responsibility of owning something so delicate can tell a child that you think they’re great.