Canon Unveils Drinking Glasses That Capture Beauty Of Its EOS Cameras

By Mikelle Leow, 13 Oct 2020

Image via Canon Japan

Canon wants photographers to kick back before and after a shoot and enjoy their surroundings through ~~rose-tinted~~ camera-inspired glasses. To encourage taking personal and “homely” breaks, the camera company in Japan is rolling out a range of traditional handcrafted glass tumblers inspired by its EOS DSLRs.

The elegant glassware is crafted by Tokyo’s Mitsuwa Glass Crafts studio using a traditional and intricate art form called Edo Kiriko, which involves the cutting of glass by hand, tinting with mere slivers of colored glass to allow light to pass through beautifully, and the use of very specific materials.

The tumblers are modeled after elements of Canon’s EOS cameras, such as the look of their lenses and feel of the dials. They even mimic the sound of the shutter through visuals and texture.

To color glasses of this style, wafer-thin layers of glass have to be blown onto the main piece, and for this reason, producing layers of jet black would be a remarkably challenging task. Incredibly, this shade features in a pair of clear glasses shaped like focusing lenses.

Meanwhile, a selection of red or blue designs sport aperture iris patterns at their bases.

The collection can be purchased starting from December at JP¥13,000 (US$123) apiece, though customers will have to wait up to three months after placing their orders to receive their glass tumblers due to the painstaking process. Find out more here.