And the only person who, while alive, has been the subject of a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute—Iris Apfel is larger than life. Not literally, of course: At just over five feet tall, the 97-year-old tastemaker just seems that way, with her oversized horn-rim glasses, stacks of bangles lining both arms, and boldly graphic outfits mixing patterns, colors, and textures with aplomb.
Her refined style is the result of her passions, including her times as an interior designer, textile manufacturer, and collector of artisinal and non-Western clothing and jewelry. But the overall effect of her combinations is stunning. Despite the multitude of pieces, taken from different periods and provenances, she looks so modern. Every detail is essential, with nothing more and nothing less. In a way, you even could say it exemplifies Nude’s mantra that “simple is beautiful.”
In fact, that’s exactly how Iris describes her taste: “I like simple objects. But I like to use a lot of them.”
As the face of Nude’s latest campaign—and the inspiration behind its new collection of glassware and decorative objects—Iris exemplifies how simplicity is a state of mind. That when it comes to her, no matter where or with whom she is, she is always herself. She has one personality, one set of core beliefs, and one aesthetic sensibility.
She finds that kindred spirit in Nude. “I like the quality and the design of the company’s pieces,” she says of the appeal. “They have a clean, contemporary feel even though many of them are traditional shapes.” She smiles. “And they mix with everything.”
For those looking to create their own style, Iris has a few pieces of advice. “You have to learn who you are, what your aesthetic is, and how you feel about things,” she says. “You can’t just jump from trend to trend and copy what is around. You have to be true to yourself.”
When you’ve found that essence, that timeless and pure place, everything becomes clear. You know what you stand for, which makes life easier. Which is how Iris can be Iris, and Nude can be Nude.
“I think Nude is very careful in protecting its legacy and keeping everything top-drawer,” she says of the brand and its values. “It makes some beautiful things that are absolutely divine.”
By Murray Anderson @thewestmount
Ah, Negroni Week… One of the few cocktail celebrations that I really sink my teeth right into. It’s funny, I remember drinking my first ever negroni in a gin bar in my home city and I just couldn’t wrap my head around the concept: extremely bitter, heavy on alcohol and something that my palate didn’t have the pleasure of understanding. How things have changed.
After working in the cocktail industry for several years and luckily landing a job with a fantastic Vermouth di Torino company, I began to fall in love with this Italian tradition that has been painting the world red since the 1860s.
The origin of the negroni is a great story that stems from the negroni’s ‘father’, the Americano. A cocktail created in the 1860s - when Americans found it necessary to water the Italians beverages down. The story begins when Count Camillo Negroni visited Café Casoni in Florence in 1919. His favourite cocktail at the time, the Americano, clearly wasn’t cutting it and he requested his bartender to replace the soda in his Americano with gin. Little did he know that this simple twist of fate would birth a legendary concoction that is still very much present in today’s bar scene. For the record, I also wrote that entire piece without the assistance of google (dates and everything), so I’m hoping that fact exhibits my passion for this little cocktail.
For anyone wondering, the original cocktail without gin or soda, is a fantastic low-ABV cocktail called the Milano-Torino, or Mi-To for short. I guess you could call it the grandfather of the negroni cocktail and essentially, the root of this whole negroni conversation. It was made by Gaspare Campari in the 1860s in his effort to help sell Campari to the Italian people. It involves equal parts of Campari and Italian Vermouth di Torino and like most things created in Italy, it’s elegant, timeless, and still very much alive in their culture today!
When it comes to creativity with negroni cocktails, I like to keep it simple. It’s important to remember the premise of the cocktail itself, perfectly balanced with sweet and bitter notes and most importantly, a combination of quality ingredients that work magnificently together. As I spent more time learning the art of cocktails, I suppose I adopted these rules for most of the drinks I make now. It’s a lot more fun using less ingredients in mixology, as it really forces you to take everything into consideration… Quality of ingredients, ice, garnish, glassware choice etc.
Take this negroni cocktail I made for example. the concept: A negroni twist with the addition of Speyside Whisky, paying homage to my home country, Scotland. Using this base spirit, it brings in notes of apricot, honey and spice. Working alongside those key flavours, I added CUCIELO Rosso Vermouth di Torino; a fantastic Italian vermouth that helps add sweetness and an array of beautiful aroma from the botanicals present. Next, Apricot infused Campari. This simple sous-vide infusion helps takes the edge off the bitterness and pairs perfectly with the whisky. To serve the cocktail, I used a NUDE Savage Tumbler to showcase the simple, yet beautifully crafted elements in the drink and lastly… a spritz of fragrant orange peel over the cocktail, poured over a large block of clear ice.
Remember, it’s easy to hide behind a cocktail with 15 ingredients, but serving a cocktail with 3? Maybe there’s a lot to be learned about the negroni cocktail… Sometimes, perfection lies within simplicity itself.
Cheers!
If, like us all this Negroni talk has got you in the mood for a tipple then there is still time to enter our NUDE Glass mixology competition which gives you the chance to create a cocktail as well as the chance to win 1000 worth of NUDE Glass – sounds like a good idea to us! Good Luck!
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A bittersweet symphony of a deep ruby red, a clichéd choice but always a good choice, one of the many Italian genial inventions, synonymous of the worldwide famous aperitivo.
Italians love it both perfect serve and “sbagliato” but but let’s go with order.
See, rumor has it... that it all started in the far 1919, when a thirsty Count called Camillo Negroni, asked his bartender friend at Caffe Casoni in Florence, to strengthen his favourite cocktail – the Americano – by replacing the soda water with gin.
The history blends with the legend but of some things we can be sure: we Italians love to enjoy life, know how to enjoy a good Negroni and that today I have the flattering task to tell you how.
As a Milanese by adoption and as a tastemaker – which doesn’t strictly contemplate the complex cocktail handicraft - I could never sip it at home except in its “Sbagliato” version, which means of course “Mistaken”.
Serve it in a Caldera glass and treat yourself to this relaxing time.
Perfect serve, of course! If at home we can’t reach perfection, at the counter we expect it indeed.
A local insider would choose the exclusive and secluded Bulgari Bar and order a pure classic Negroni with a fancy allure.Ask the barman to pour it in an Alba glass, sip it and enjoy.
Using light and transparent objects from Nude Glass, Clara created a variety of bucolic moments. Keep on reading for an exclusive Q&A with Clara on how she finds inspiration on hosting and what she recommends for your very own al fresco dining setup.
My inspiration comes from my roots. I live today in Milan but I grew up in a small Italian town in Friuli – Venezia Giulia, up on a hill with a lavish garden, olive trees, oaks and pines. During summertime my family used to invite home lots of friends and set up aperitifs on the terrace or in the garden. These moments of my childhood, made of perfumed flowers, bursts of laughers, bright colors and delicious refreshments, are a generous source of creativity.
To create a powerful set design, first of all I imagine a moment, I try to live it in my mind, in this case I think about the way people would interact in that moment, how they would use and move the objects in the space.
Then I search visual inspiration to concretize my vision and start giving it a shape.
Finally I concretely start with the set up, from a powerful piece, then gradually adding the other elements, in order of size and importance.
I love to make it authentic and genuine, as if that table could tell us a story.
Here my three tips:
With its contemporary designs and the use of lead-free crystal, NUDE’s motto ‘Simple is Beautiful’ shines in an alfresco environment.
Make it unconventional and little messy! Use different size of vases or glasses – why not – to host flowers and use them to decorate drinks and dishes too, I love some edible flowers in my cocktail or in the butter to spread on the bread! So casually romantic!
Heads Up Centrepiece, ideal for a sangria or a fresh punch! My version? Rosé wine made in my region, peaches and strawberries with a pinch of fresh mint!
This is a tricky question, I guess off the bat: Big Top Set of 2 Coupe Glasses, they are so Gourmode!
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Indulge in the rich heritage and vibrant flavours of tequila like never before, our passion for craftsmanship and design has led us to curate a remarkable collection of glassware that enhances the true essence of tequila. Elevate your tequila game this year with our meticulously crafted glasses and stunning decanters.
Test out the ultimate Tequila Day recipe, The Paloma, from @thewestmount.
Ingredients:
Method:
Add blanco tequila, lime and agave to a shaker tin and shake with ice until ice cold, Fine strain into a Tajin rimmed Big Top highball and top with pink grapefruit soda!
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Explore our glassware collections to enhance your drinks and show off your skills.
Try out the recipes below and be sure to share your pics with us on Instagram tagging @nudeglass.
Ingredients:
Glass Ghost Zero Tulip white wine glass
Ingredients:
Pour the Aperol and Bianco Vermouth, top with Pink Grapefruit Soda and enjoy!
Glass Ghost Zero Belly red wine glass
Glass Mirage whisky glass
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For this cocktail we used our Big Top coupe glass which is a refreshingly modern take on the collection’s circus theme. The pure and refined silhouette is cast from clear lead-free crystal and typified by a generous bowl, as well as a tapered stem etched with a raised linear pattern for a delightful, tactile finish.
The perfect vehicle for our Summer Solstice cocktail.
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Ingredients:
Method:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake with ice until cold. Reverse dry shake your cocktail and fine strain into a chilled Hepburn Coupe Glass. Garnish with 3 skewered raspberries and enjoy!
Inspired? Discover our Hepburn mixology range.
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Find out more about Japandi and how you can incorporate this simplistic styling into your home.
To me Japandi is an interior style and a way of living. It unites the Scandinavian design which advocates simplicity and comfortability; lagom and hygge, with Japanese design and the wabi-sabi philosophy. It is all about natural elements, neutral tones, quality over quantity, keeping it simple, uncluttered spaces, minimalism, craftmanship and harmony.
Everything I buy, build or create and bring into my home should always add to the feeling of harmony. Every piece must be carefully curated and collected with the intention for it to stay in my home for a very long time. I always assess the quality, especially for bigger and more expensive objects, because it is important to me that whatever I buy must last for a long time.
I’ve always been a creative soul. I usually don’t put much thought into the process, I just act on my gut. So many of my shots are almost always a result of a spontaneous shoot because an idea suddenly popped up or because the light looked good.
This might sound like a cliché, but I draw inspiration mostly from nature. I like being outdoors and I love living amidst nature. It’s peaceful and brings harmony to my soul. That is why I’m so drawn to Japandi. It calms me, and I want my home to give me the same sense of feeling.
It’s hard to pick one, because I really do think all collections are appealing. But I think I am mostly drawn to Big Top, Ilo and Mist. What they all have in common, besides the high quality lead-free crystal glass, is the rippled pattern and the minimalistic design. It’s timeless and the ripples gives such an interesting illusion.
Always start off by identifying which feeling(s) you want your interiors to convey. For example, if you want your bedroom to feel like a calm, peaceful zen zone, then this will be your guiding star.
Balance. It’s important with balance. Mix interior pieces or furniture of different heights, sizes and/or materials. I love to mix wood with natural stone and glass.
Add plants! I love huge plants like trees. They make such a statement piece. Besides adding color and warmth to your home, they will also improve the air quality.
It must be the high ball glasses from the Big Top collection. Everything looks delicious in those glasses!
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With the new philosophy of comfort fully modeling the current scenario, designers have turned their attention to expressive everyday objects that help enhance connection, togetherness, and joy, creating a boost in well-being. Case in point: the Ilo candle holders designed by Ozan Özalp – meant to bring a soothing yet uplifting ambiance to any living space.
I approached the project with the idea of using another material, in addition to glass, as combining glass with a different texture can significantly impact the design. It was essential to establish this balance right from the start; after all, NUDE is a glass manufacturer, so crystalline glass is always the key element. The design is striking but simple: the sculptural body features a ripple pattern to enhance the power of the candlelight. The other element is the copper plate – we experimented with different materials, playing with silky, bright surfaces that would create a dynamic play of reflections.
Nowadays, candles serve more as decoration than a light source. I started the project with this consideration, aiming to design a product that would promise an experience extending beyond mere appearance or function. My goal was to create a candle holder set that would allow people to relax and enjoy the moment. Looking at the light waves filtering through the dome’s ripples, creating a magical and meditative ambiance, I believe I have achieved it.
Balancing contrasting elements, such as modern and classic, artificial and natural, heavy and light, or simple and playful, as in this case, can be risky. However, if done right, the result will most likely be very successful. I’d say the secret lies in intuition and experience. Sometimes, you must embrace the trial and error method, too.
I think NUDE has a design language in line with my own life philosophy and mindset. When designing a piece for NUDE, I ask myself, “Would I buy this?” It is easier to create a product thinking of yourself as a potential end user.
Besides Ilo, I would choose the Caldera collection. It was the first product I created for NUDE, and it will always have a special place in my heart. The development process was particularly demanding since the uneven inner bottom of the design forced our production limits. Knowing the behind-the-scenes challenges makes it even more precious for me.
Being a good observer is a must. Even a simple stone you come across in nature, or the music you listen to, can serve as inspiration if you know how to observe. I try to feed my creativity by noticing and paying attention to the world around me.
Since my childhood, I have always been fascinated by the idea of creating something; I would observe different forms, structures, textures, and materials. I’d say the first moment you see your design in a store, at a restaurant, or a café is the most gratifying.
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For this year’s edition of Milan Design Week, Calico Wallpaper partnered with interior design studio AB Concept and contemporary glassware brand NUDE to present Forest of Reflection, an immersive forestscape inspired by the Japanese Alps in celebration of the launch of Tableau wallcoverings by AB Concept for Calico Wallpaper.
Forest of Reflection transformed Via Pietro Maroncelli 7 into an entrancing forest complete with a grass floor, floating screens and central ‘Nest bar’, crafted from a series of layered antique brass rings. The installation draws from the new Tableau wallpaper collection, which explores the colourful and complex micro-seasons of Japan's coniferous forests, presenting both day and night scenes over two rooms, each dedicated to a different panorama.
As part of our NUDE in Bloom series, we invited floral studio Heritage Gatherings to take inspiration from our Blade collection. Following their modern, whimsical, full of movement, texture and colour designs, take a look below to create the look at home.
To create a chic and timeless arrangement in your home, first gather your blooms. Focus on various colors and textures. Consider using large focal flowers such as roses, dahlias, or tulips.Add in linear flowers like delphinium, larkspur, or stock. Filler flowers can be smaller blooms used to fill in space, like ranunculus, sweet pea, berries or limonium.
Finally, gather foliages and greenery, such as viburnum, ruscus or whatever you can cut from outside.
Begin by creating a loose “bouquet” in your hands. Gather some of your larger blooms first in one hand, then using the other add in greenery, berries, and taller stems. Don’t use all the flowers, this bouquet will serve as your base structure to hold the rest of your flowers.
After gathering a bouquet in your hand, using about 50% of your flowers, tie the stems with a rubber-band or piece of string.
Cut the stems to the correct height and place in your vase of fresh, clean water. Remember to remove all leaves and petals below the waterline to leave only clean, cut stems- debris will dirty your water quickly.
After placing your tied bouquet in your vase, add the rest of your stems to create the overall shape and style that you want. Your vase should ideally be no more than half the height of your arrangement, so consider adding nice, long stems of florals or branches to double the overall height. This creates visual balance.
Continue adding in your focals, fillers, linears and foliages until the arrangement feels full and balanced all around.
Always keep flowers out of direct sunlight and with fresh clean water to lengthen their shelf life.
Enjoy your beautiful arrangement!
Featured Vase - NUDE Blade Vase in Caramel
]]>This month we invited London-based writer and designer, Cate St Hill, to explore the idea of “Lagom” - a Swedish phrase translating roughly to "not too little, not too much... just right". Lagom speaks to interiors, how balance and moderation can lead to visual and mental appeal, but also to a wider approach to lifestyle and contentedness.
Cate, known for her pared-back interior style and a design philosophy rooted in simplicity, sustainability, and lasting design, invited us into her space to show how she curated several of our collections aligned with a Lagom-inspired approach, and her take on #simpleisbeautiful
We sat down for a conversation with Cate to gather some of her thoughts on Lagom, her creative process, and where she finds inspiration…
I think we could all do with a bit more balance in our busy lives. I like the idea of taking inspiration from the Swedish way of living and finding time to slow down and appreciate the little things in life. For me, the concept of ‘not too much, not too little’, means taking a mindful approach to decorating my home and paring things back in a simple way. I want everything in my home to bring me joy and connect with me, so I’m selective with the objects I have around me. They need to be functional and beautiful. Lagom allows us to enjoy things in moderation - it’s also about not taking too many resources from the planet. It’s a reminder that we can be content with less.
When I’m designing a space I like to think about the material palette first – I’ll hone in on the textures before getting to the finer details later. I think it’s really important to create a space that appeals to all the senses - so as well as the overall picture, I’ll think about touch and tactility (everything from how a sofa feels to curl up on to the light switches you flick on when first entering the room). I always like to create a mood board first – it helps set a cohesive framework for a project and stops a scheme becoming too confused later down the line. I’ll also think of three or four key words to describe a space. Then when I’m sourcing objects or worrying if this goes with that, I just have to go back to my key words and make sure it ticks those boxes.
“For me, the concept of ‘not too much, not too little’, means taking a mindful approach to decorating my home and paring things back in a simple way. I want everything in my home to bring me joy and connect with me…” - Cate St Hill
I think travel. I take a lot of inspiration from the places I visit, it might be the tiles in a restaurant bathroom, a piece of furniture in a hotel lobby or the colour of an old door. Stepping out of the ordinary always helps fire up creativity.
I love the Mist vases; the lines are so appealing and help give the glass texture and intrigue.
]]>I love how the lines play with pattern when a flower or stem is introduced, creating a unique display every time you create an arrangement. Ribbed glass is everywhere at the moment, but with NUDE Glass you can be assured you're buying a quality product that will stand the test of time, beyond fleeting trends. I also love NUDE's lighting collection, the Smooth and Orion lamps are particularly beautiful and have such a lovely tactility to them, pairing stone with glass.
We first noticed Denis’ work through his remarkable grasp of mixology and commitment to his craft, packaged with a beautiful visual language. We thought his work would be a perfect fit with NUDE Glass, and it didn’t take long for us to start working together… Those who follow us on Instagram (@nudeglass) may already recognise his striking style, and mouth-watering cocktails.
Today, we’re showcasing a range of different cocktails Denis has created, paired especially with a range of our collections: from festive-inspired drinks to a romantic Valentine’s affair.
Shake the first four ingredients together and strain into a Hepburn Collins glass filled with ice. Top with soda and garnish with fresh sage.
The Fair Isle Collins has a beautiful red/green color contrast to bring in the familiar festive season colors. I wanted to use pomegranates with meyer lemons as both fruits are in season now, and the Angostura bitters added a hint of baking spice to round out the botanicals used in the gin.
Shake all ingredients without absinthe and strain into Hepburn coupe glass. Garnish with a pump of absinthe.
*Kiwi Syrup is equal parts by weight strained kiwi juice and sugar blended together.
The Evergreen Daiquiri was inspired by the festive association we have with the color green. I used several ingredients that are naturally green in color, such as limes, kiwi, and sugar cane. The spruce and birch bitters reminded me of the smell of a fresh Christmas tree, and the botanicals in absinthe added a lovely anise bouquet to perfume the cocktail.
Pour the sparkling wine into the Stem Zero Volcano glass. Blend remaining ingredients together with a cup of crushed ice, then pour into the glass over the sparkling wine and garnish with fresh lime zest. Serve with a straw.
*Cinnamon-grapefruit cordial**Coconut syrup
This cocktail was inspired by the Champagne Pina Colada served at Coupette in London. Holiday parties are often celebrated with Champagne, so I wanted to imagine what it would be like if somebody decided to go on holiday to a warmer climate rather than stay somewhere cold? The blood orange sorbet was tied together with the blend of Campari and cinnamon-grapefruit cordial. The funky rum and coconut syrup provided the tropical, warm-weather feeling, and lime zest was used on top for a little bit of aromatic brightness.
*Quince syrup is 1/2 of a quince simmered in simple syrup over medium-low heat (covered) for about 20 minutes.
Calvados is one of my favorite spirits to use this time of year as the apple flavors are incredibly familiar to us. I added a Douglas Fir eau-de-vie to bring in familiar Christmas tree notes, and wanted to express more of those pome fruit notes by complimenting the Calvados with a quince syrup. A little bit of pastis added a final anise note to tie the eau-de-vie together with the pome fruits, and the lemon was used to brighten up the cocktail.
Housed in our Finesse Whisky SOF Glass, Denis’ ‘Bouquet Negroni’ is a romantic take on the classic cocktail.
Cami’s recipes are made with Mindful Drinking in mind: a thoughtful approach to all we do and consume, without sacrificing any flavour or fun (read more about discovering Mindful Cocktails in our first blog post with Cami here).
Cami’s recipes are lovingly crafted as low-abv or non-alcoholic, and this month we’ve asked her to create four new recipes inspired by some of our glassware collections. You can find the recipes on the dedicated Mindful Cocktails campaign section of our website here including shoppable links to the product she has featured.
Keep on reading for an exclusive Q&A with Cami, discussing what she’s been up to and what’s up next.
I have been riding the waves like everyone else trying to take one day at a time and accepting the lack of control we have over things in this challenging time. I have also been enjoying the little pocket of joys such as being able to hop on the plane again for a little weekend abroad or even simply enjoying a mindful cocktail with friends at my favourite bars and restaurants.
Dry January can be a good motivation and good place to start as sometimes taking some time off drinking alcohol can really allow us to reassess our relationship but ultimately, mindful drinking is a lifestyle. It is about listening to your body and mind and figuring out the best balance for yourself. Honoring that for some people means being sober, for others it means moderation, that's your unique choice and when you make it, it’s liberating and empowering!
I’ve been celebrating being more present, appreciating what fills my cup, from the slow mornings, to the little moments of sunshine, sitting down at aperitif hours and enjoying conversation, to the joy of cooking a good meal. Food and drink have a beautiful way of bringing joy in our life especially when becoming mindful of what we drink and what we eat. That's what living well is about.
Food and drink have a beautiful way of bringing joy in our life especially when becoming mindful of what we drink and what we eat. That's what living well is about.
Absolutely, I think we can all find ourselves overwhelmed at times. I think it’s about changing our mentality and instead of thinking about going back to normal, let’s view this moment as a new beginning where we get to decide how we want to do things, how much or how little we want to socialize, the pace of the life we want and give ourselves the space to be ok with the change. Life doesn’t have to go back to what it was if we want it to be different and that’s ok too.
I always say making cocktails is like cooking, it’s about playing with flavours to create something delicious so play around, have fun and figure out what you like. I share a weekly Mindful Cocktail either alcohol free or Low alcohol, always using more mindful ingredients so a good place to start is on lamaisonwellness.com. And then at home, you want to have your essentials; a selection of beautiful glassware like those NUDE sell, as that really elevate the experience, some good ice, some fresh ingredients especially citruses, some good quality mixers, some better options sweetener like raw honey or maple syrup, and a small selection of your favorite spirits alcohol free and not.
I always say making cocktails is like cooking, it’s about playing with flavours to create something delicious so play around, have fun and figure out what you like.
A Spritz! But to be fair I’m a spritz kinda of girl all year round!
I’m a big fan of the Savage range and I love the Big Top highball as well as your Stem Zero wine glass collection, it’s so fine and so elegant.
]]>Unlike many of the pre-made drinks out there, JuneShine pride themselves on using no artificial coloring, GMOs, pesticides, or processed corn or rice syrup: making their drinks less taxing on both the body and the environment. Like traditional kombucha, JuneShine contains probiotics, antioxidants, vitamins, and - they promise - a good time.
We invited the team to pair up several of their hard kombuchas with our glassware, give you an introduction to what they’re all about, as well as to the world of hard kombucha!
It all started as we were wandering the aisles of our local grocery store. We noticed there was a sustainable, transparent option in nearly every consumer category–except alcohol. This led us to ask: why do we know so much about the food we eat, but so little about the alcohol we drink? With no solid answers in sight, we grew frustrated by the lack of honest transparent alcohol brands catering to our healthy, active lifestyle. And so, we decided to start our own.
JuneShine is the most delicious, refreshing, honest hard kombucha around. Our flavors span the spectrum—from tropical to hoppy, bright to bold. Everything we produce is brewed through a two-step organic fermentation process similar to craft beer brewing. We use only 100% organic ingredients—green tea, honey, SCOBY, organic cane sugar, brewers yeast, organic fruit juice and spices. Our brewers come from some of the best craft breweries in the country.
And after a myriad of trials, tastings and test batches, we found the perfect recipe to elevate the alcohol content. We use only organic honey and organic cane sugar in our fermentation and the residual sugar in our final product comes from organic fruit. Once complete, we add organic juices and spices to taste, creating unique and refreshingly smooth flavors without the junk found in other mass produced alcoholic beverages.
Traditional kombucha is made by combining black or green tea with a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (aka. SCOBY) and which causes the beverage to ferment. In the fermentation process, the SCOBY converts the sugar into CO2 and alcohol, in turn creating a bright, bubbly beverage. Traditional kombucha can clock in around 3 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), but anything listed as non-alcoholic will usually be less than 0.5 percent ABV.
Making Hard Kombucha takes that process further—intentionally fermented to be an alcoholic beverage. Its ABV is similar to that of beer. After the first fermentation, additional sugar and yeast in a secondary fermentation process that converts that sugar into more alcohol. The specific formula varies significantly from brand to brand.
Absolutely! We take great pride in thoughtfully brewing and sharing our hard kombucha. There’s so much delight to be had with the details in every step of the process. Having gorgeous glassware - like NUDE’s - to enjoy the fruits of our labor is like placing the perfect punctuation at the end of a beautiful sentence. Great glassware is just as functional as it is fun. It’s a way to add even more personality to our final product—from the way it helps accentuate the sensory experience to the way it looks and feels in hand. There’s just something so satisfying about seeing something you’ve worked so hard on poured perfectly into a picturesque vessel.
Ask questions! We know so much about where the food we eat comes from and how/where the clothes we wear are made, but when it comes to alcohol there have always been so many more question marks. But that’s changing. We’ve set out to change the perception of what a beverage can be. Honest. Transparent. Sustainable. We encourage everyone to seek out brands that are transparent and thoughtful in their processes from start to finish.
Featured: NUDE Wayne SOF glass
]]>This month, we invited Murray Anderson (better known as @thewestmount) to curate an edit of cocktails for #NUDEFridayCocktails, showcasing a range of simple, delicious drinks with our glassware.
Murray is no stranger to NUDE, having partnered with us multiple times, and consistently bringing an infectious energy and brilliant creations – all the way from sunny Scotland. As a dear friend of ours, we interviewed Murray to let him share more of his story with you, the NUDE community.
Read more below, and find a selection of Murray’s June recipes as we head straight into summer.
Currently, I am living in a small village just outside of Glasgow, Scotland.
Wow, where to start... To cut a long story short, I fell in love with the science of flavour and began to capture some of the cocktails I made with my iPhone. I then began to fall in love with not just the creativity in mixology, but the creativity involved in photography and content creation!
I love trying to evoke memories in my cocktails and photography, so I tend touse fond memories of my childhood and past experiences.
If I could narrow it down to one type of ingredients, it would be fresh herbs. I love using natural ingredients in cocktails and finding ways to get the most out of them too.
100%... I would say it’s a pretty underrated factor in creating a great cocktail. Creating a cocktail isn’t just about flavour, but about creating a great experience. I love keeping cocktails elegant and simple... One of the best ways to elevate a simple drink is through elegant glassware that matches the mood/overall feel of the drink.
Honestly, it’s just about having fun with it. I used to take it all so seriously but I then realised it’s more about creating amazing drinks that people can recreate if they want to. Over the past year, I think we can all agree our bartending skills have massively improved and it’s now so apparent that great cocktails can be made in the comfort of your own home with good friends or family.
Teaching people. Over the past few years, I have learned a few tips here and there and I love passing that information on.
Don’t ever be afraid to let your creativity take over.
Sunshine is calling for a banging rum cocktail, and Murray created this amazing cocktail called Thyme Flier in our NUDE Big Top whiskey glass.
Created to mark Father's Day 2021, Murray’s Mulled Port Old Fashioned in our NUDE Alba Whisky DOF glass is a simple whisky-based recipe that anyone can make at home - to help celebrate those closest to you that have made an impact on your life.
Murray chose to pair his latest recipe, a simple yet effective whisky-based affair, Sannox Bay in our NUDE Malt Whisky Glass - including a smoked process for extra depth and flair.
Where are you based?
Viborg, Denmark
Where do you find most inspiration for your work?
Through experimenting in my Home-Bar, from other Mixologists, from the "Gram", from the Classics.
Which ingredient do you find yourself using most – and why?
I must say Gin - It's incredibly versatile, flexible, crisp, allowing other ingredients to shine as well, and can be enjoyed on its own as well.
Does glassware factor into what you create – and if so – how?
Glassware (and Ice) plays a vital and important role in my creations. To me a Cocktail is and should be more than ‘just’ the ingredients. A Cocktail should tell a tale, give an expression, offer emotions and tingle one's senses. The glassware plays an important part in doing so. It should complement the Cocktail ingredients, play its part, and be ‘one’ with the Cocktail itself.
Starting simple and practicing is your advice for aspiring mixologists – do you have any other words of advice?
Don't be afraid to be creative - both inside the glass and outside the glass. You might just find your own style and preferences.
First up this month is Morten’s NUDE Spritz in our Stem Zero Full Bodied White Wine Glass: a homage incorporating the pale pink we’ve come to be known for.
This NUDEFridayCocktails is for the gin lovers: using gin as a base alongside Aquavit and Curacao to create a simple recipe with complex flavours in our Big Top Whisky DOF Glass.
This NUDEFridayCocktails is so pretty you wouldn’t want to drink it, until you have a taste... ‘Nude Savage’ in our Savage Coupetini Glass by Morten of @thecocktail.blog is one we’ll be saving.
Morten's Bordiga Nuderitivo is an easy making (and drinking) weekend affair, shown in our Mirage Long Drink Glass - and perfect to enjoy in the sunshine.
Bordiga Nuderitivo
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"Here at Grace & Thorn, we pride ourselves on our wild, offbeat approach to flower arranging. We are all about embracing the nature of the materials we use, celebrating every big bloom, every delicate flowers, and all the flowing foliage.
Once you have selected and conditioned your mix of foliage of flowers (see our other articles to learn more about this!), take each piece and observe the shapes, lines, colours and textures individually as you start to build a picture of how they will all come together. Now - for the creative part!"
Step 1.
Use foliage at different angle to create your skeleton, with the tallest bit being the top of your arrangement.
Step 2.
Start adding your focal flowers. Don’t just place these straight down into the jar, place them at an angle and start to create a natural grid on to which all the other flowers and foliage can sit.
Step 3.
Add your filler. You want to layer the filler and all the smaller interesting bits weaving throughout the focal flowers and foliage, again placing the stems in at different heights and angles.
Step 4.
Keep adding and building up your arrangement by grouping flowers.
Step 5.
Step back and make sure you are happy with it all - look at it from difficult angles to see if there are any gaps you might have missed, and pull up any flowers that have gone into hiding.
Step 6.
Add that extra bit of something different - a tall statement stem to cut through the middle, or some sweeping foliage to accentuate one of the sides - this is what will really make your arrangement stand out.
Grace & Thorn for NUDE
]]>Every single stem you buy from a florist will have undergone these processes (and in some case even more!) but it never hurts to go over your stems again.
Grace & Thorn for NUDE
]]>"When buying flowers, it’s always good to have an idea of what vase they will be going in. A vase can not only elevate the beauty of the flowers, they can be a key part of the arrangement itself. To create a harmonious arrangement, it’s important to keep a few things in mind.
One of the key things is height. As a general rule, you want your arrangement to be one-and-a-half times the size of your vase. This will ensure your flowers and vase don’t overpower one another, but also helps keep things steady - too low and it can look unfinished, too high and it could topple over."
"If you have a tall vase, be sure to include at least a few more linear stems. At Grace & Thorn we love to use sweeping tall branches of foliage, or towering stems of delphinium, leucadendron and snapdragons to achieve this. For a more subtle effect, delicate grasses will also draw the eye upwards.
As well as the height of the vase, you will also want to consider the opening. If the neck is too wide you may find it difficult to achieve the desired shape of the arrangement. Too narrow an opening and it could constrain your design or damage the stems. For wider vases, opt for lovely full pieces of foliage to help get an initial filling that will support the rest of your stems. At Grace & Thorn, we love to forage for seasonal greenery which allows us to choose the fullest, leafiest branches. Once you’ve got a good base of greenery in, you can start to add taller stems and blooms to your vase."
"If you have a very small opening, then use your vase as a bud vase. Choose single elegant, architectural pieces. Dried flowers like pampas grass, cotton stems or branches of rosehip work beautifully in a single tall bud vase, or individual big, bolshy blooms will create a high impact for shorter bud vases, especially when grouped together."
"As well as shape, use the colours and textures of your vase for inspiration. If your vase features a key colour, think how your stems might complement or create contrast with your vase. We loved pairing the neutral matte tones with the gorgeous shine of the Layers Gold vase. If your vase features textured glass, think about the refractions and reflections that will be created by the stems placed within it. Subtle details like this are really what will give your arrangements that extra edge and elevate your flower design to the next level."
"The beauty of a bouquet should go beyond the flowers themselves, and thinking about your vase whilst choosing them will help you create a cohesive and eye catching arrangement."
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]]>We're pleased to share the recipe for Pink Gin Affair, by Camille Vidal of La Maison Wellness: a pink gin-based cocktail with fresh and abundant flavours of strawberry and basil. This fruity and herbaceous blend forms another wonderful low-alcohol creation for our Mindful Cocktails series.
Ingredients
Technique
Glass
NUDE's Stem Zero full bodied white wine glass
Garnish
Half a strawberry & basil
TASTEMAKERS is a video and photography series which profiles creatives with exquisite tastes: taking us through their personal experiences centered around NUDE Glass. We hope these spaces and moments serve as an inspirational source for all those who have a passion for curating their own.
TASTEMAKERS will allow you to have a more intimate personal experience with NUDE's collections in a range of different lifestyles and settings. We believe that design-led products gain more meaning in well-curated spaces which become essential parts of its users’ daily rituals. Each episode of TASTEMAKERS will focus on a unique aspect of this belief. Curated spaces, crafted lifestyles, sophisticated culinary experiences, contemporary interiors, and celebratory moments are all documented as part of an inspirational collage for you, the NUDE's community.
Sophistication, authenticity, and refinement are represented in various aspects within TASTEMAKERS, which is curated by In-Between Design Platform founded by Bilgen Coşkun and Dilek Öztürk which creates design-related projects intended to generate value. By following their motto ‘design should nurture life’, In-Between brings designers, institutions and brands together in an interactive platform: with curated communication and design collection projects emerging as a result. The TASTEMAKERS concept was conceived from the belief that careful consideration and curation can increase the quality of our lives; and by bringing a group of creative profiles with various backgrounds, the series ultimately aims to inspire a life with meaning and joy.
]]>NUDE asked Camille Vidal from La Maison Wellness to share her insights on Mindful drinking and provide us with inspiration and tips for starting on a journey to a more conscious approach to drinking.
As with any journey, it starts with awareness: with paying attention when we finish work and open the fridge to grab a beer or have a glass of wine... We’ve watched our parents do it, we’ve seen it on TV and in the movies. It has become part of our conditioning: a reflex habit, a default, something we’ve always done rather than a positive, active, conscious moment of pleasure.
Bringing awareness into our drinking habits, to figure out what balance works best for us, is gifting ourselves the opportunity to live well and celebrate like Healthy Hedonists. It’s about options: one night that might look like a non-alcoholic beer, another a mindful cocktail with your favourite gin. It’s the journey of finding what works for us, our lifestyle and most importantly makes us happy… and that’s exciting!
The short term effect and dopamine release from alcohol can be enjoyable, but it’s scarily easy to lose sight of our mindful approach! What starts as a reflex to relax, feel good, unwind, switch-off and socialise can quickly spiral into a more negative impact than we intended, and in the name of fun? Socialising? Isn’t the hangover and anxiety that comes after… kind of ruining the experience?
But I’m not a doctor and my role isn’t to tell you the negative impact of alcohol on your body and mind! My mission is a long way away from telling you that alcohol is good or bad, or that you should or shouldn’t drink… my role is to INSPIRE you to bring mindfulness into the glass, by showing you how to make delicious mindful cocktails that help you to find balance in celebration and enjoyment. My role is to EMPOWER you to find the balance that works for you and to ensure that you never have to compromise on flavour or experience; because let me tell you the No & Low category with all its amazing new products being launched everyday- as well as this new way of drinking and making cocktails more conscious- is not just delicious, it’s exciting!
Mindful drinking is a way of life so let’s get to it!
Mindful cocktail Penhros Club served within the NUDE Savage Coupe glass
Ingredients
- 50ml Penrhos Zero Raspberry
- 20ml lemon
- 3 raspberries
- 20ml Rosemary honey syrup
- Egg white (optional) [or alternatives]
Technique
- Shake
- Garnish with raspberry and rosemary
]]>Dry January has become an annual tradition for many people. For some, it is part of a New Year's resolution, whilst for others it is a detox after indulging during the festive season.
For NUDE, Dry January is the perfect moment to introduce our focus on mindful drinking, so we’ve partnered up with Camille Vidal of La Maison Wellness to help motivate us and guide us into the world of Mindful Cocktails.
“Dry January is an opportunity to reassess our relationship with drinking. Whether it’s to give your body some respite or explore new flavours and ideas, it’s the perfect time to experiment with a new approach. Our mental wellbeing is so important, now more than ever, and I’m a real advocate of healthy hedonism. This prioritises enjoyment over quantity and ensures we're present with whatever we’re drinking. This more mindful perspective allows us to savour a taste, scent or experience. These cocktail recipes are a celebration of familiar flavours, reinvigorated with a conscious twist, that demonstrate how non-alcoholic cocktails can be equally as exciting.”
Founder and mixologist, Camille is an advocate of mindful drinking, a concept that focuses on wellbeing and mindfulness through our relationship to drinks. She is the creator of Mindful Cocktails and the founder of La Maison Wellness: a platform dedicated to expanding the conversation around Mindful Drinking and conscious consumption for Healthy Hedonists like you!
We’ve invited Camille to share some of her thoughts on her philosophy, and specially-made recipes to inspire. You will find the 5 amazing creations Camille created for NUDE here.
Hi everyone my name is Camille Vidal, I’m the creator of Mindful Cocktails and the founder of La Maison Wellness: a platform dedicated to expanding the conversation around Mindful Drinking and conscious consumption for Healthy Hedonists like you!
I want to show you how to bring mindfulness into the glass and inspire you to enjoy and celebrate all the good things in life, in a way that’s sustainable but most importantly makes us feel good now and tomorrow. I spent the last decade travelling around the world, talking about the art of cocktails and I realised that what makes a cocktail special has nothing to do with how strong it is: it’s an experience of flavours, a moment of connection, a celebration of small and big occasions and that the alcohol content isn’t what makes it valuable. I wanted to show the world that tasty doesn’t have to be boozy and at the heart of La Maison Wellness was a drive to create cocktails for everyone, for every occasion. So whether you want to drink less, or not at all, everyone has a seat at the table and at that table it’s about drinking better!
But what is a Mindful cocktail, you ask? Aren’t ‘Healthy’ and ‘Hedonist’ opposing values?!! And you are right, I’m on a mission to change our drinking culture to something more positive even in its language. Mindfulness is the practice of focusing your attention on the present moment, so bringing mindfulness into our drinking habits consists of paying attention to WHAT we are drinking, HOW MUCH we are drinking and WHY we are drinking, allowing us to appreciate more and make better decisions.
Mindful Cocktails are cocktails made with a more mindful approach, less or no alcohol and always better ingredients. It's about bringing mindfulness into the glass and understanding that what we drink- like what we eat- has an impact on our body and our mind. Too much of modern society is divided into yes and no, on or off… black and white, but life, like cocktails is about balance and I believe in the middle path.
I’m excited to share with you some of my favourite recipes showing that tasty doesn’t have to be boozy and the empowering realisation that YOU decide what goes into your glass. Let’s make what’s inside your Nude Glass as beautiful as the vessel itself! To drink well is to live well… so let’s become Healthy Hedonists together!
Mindful Cocktail "Ice Tea Up" served in the NUDE Hepburn Longdrinkglass.
]]>With this year’s holiday season looking a little different, we teamed up with @socialgingirl to inspire you - whether professional or aspiring mixologists - to try something different to celebrate the upcoming year.
Originally from South Africa, Christine’s close relationship to mixology stems from an appreciation of the intricacies of craft spirits and a love of entertaining guests. Christine’s belief in drinking consciously - understanding the ingredients that go into our drinks, and focusing on quality over quantity - is reflected in her set of five recipes. As a self-taught mixologist championing a give-it-a-go mindset (and delicious cocktails!): we couldn’t think of anyone better to collaborate with.
We hope you will love, will be inspired and try out Christine's recipes for this holiday season.
A warming wintery cocktail served in our NUDE Chill tumbler. Crafted from lead-free crystal, the modern, minimal glass rests atop a marble base which helps to maintain an optimum temperature of your drink — no ice cubes needed.
Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass
Add ice and stir to add dilution and cool
Strain into a glass with lots of ice or a big block of ice
Garnish with fresh thyme and dehydrated cranberry
*Apple, Cranberry and Maple Syrup:
Add all ingredients to a pot and bring to the boil whilst stirring
Reduce heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes
Take off the heat, leave to cool and steep for 1 hour
Strain into a container (keeps in the fridge for 2 weeks)
An elegant cocktail based on vodka, freshly brewed tea and honey syrup, captured in the tall Fantasy Coupe glass with its sweeping curves.
35ml vodka
60ml freshly brewed spiced apple,vanilla, chamomile and passionflower tea (Twinings Sleep)
15ml orange honey syrup*
60ml cranberry and ginger tonic (Double Dutch)
1 cup honey
Zest of one orange
Juice of one orange
*Orange Honey Syrup
Whether today is a day of celebration, rest, or otherwise, @socialgingirl’s recipe is sure to spice it up. Served in our Hepburn Lowball glass, part of the Hepburn collection designed by Brad Ascalon.
*Cinnamon infused Fino Sherry:
A perfect and surprising cocktail for New Year, with which you can surely win hearts over. Served in our Balance wine glasses, the rocking effect of the glasses ads that show-stopping effect.
40ml Riesling Kabinett wine
20ml blood orange juice
15ml pisco
15ml ginger infused Aperol*
1 dash of Angosutra bitters
15ml winter spiced syrup**
*Ginger infused Aperol:
**Winter Spiced Syrup:
The Spiced Blackberry Kentucky Buck - a perfect accompaniment to bring in the upcoming year and try something new. Served in our NUDE Big Top Highball glass. Why wait for the new year to try something new?
3 fresh/frozen blackberries
60ml bourbon
22.5ml lemon juice
7.5ml cinnamon and vanilla syrup*
Ginger beer
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp vanilla extract / 1 vanilla pod
250ml water
250ml sugar
Cinnamon and Vanilla Syrup:
Rémy Savage’s devotion to mixology has seen him at the forefront of his craft - having won multiple awards (including Best European Mixologist) for bringing together creativity and commitment to the art of bartending. Whilst Rémy's career was established across the world, he now travels in between Paris and London. As the former head of the Little Red Door in Paris, and recently leaving his position of head-bartender at The Artesian in London, Rémy is jumping into a new adventure as the creative head at Le Syndicat and planning to open new two bars on each side of the Channel.
Savage describes his own philosophy to mixology as a synthesis of simplicity, flavour, art, minimalism, delicacy and research. Rémy's approach to his craft, embodied in his complex-but-delicate creations, and extensive experience in the industry, made him an ideal partner to help develop our newest collection.
Collaborating closely alongside our design team, Rémy identified a simple but prevailing issue within the industry - namely, the mismatch of premium spirits paired with the large size of generic glasses. The choice between thin, fragile glasses that break easily and those that are heavy and awkward led to a compromise in an industry demanding precision.
The NUDE Savage Collection is a contemporary reinterpretation of six classic shapes: envisioned by Rémy, engineered by us. Robust, elegant and smaller in size than typical glassware, the collection combines function with aesthetic to offer an everyday solution for today’s cocktail professionals and drink enthusiasts.
The NUDE Savage Collection features six thoughtfully designed glasses suited to a range of different drinks. Using a series of familiar shapes as a starting point, the NUDE family are joined by the Coupe, Coupetini, Pony, Water Glass, Low and Highball.
The Coupe and Coupetini are defined by slim, long stems - creating an appealingly sleek and high-end feel. Both glasses feature a shallow bowl, suited towards drinks with egg white but also ice balls. The Coupetini - the Coupe’s sister glass - blends the classic martini glass with a modern coupette for both a boulevardier and a daiquiri.
The Pony glass subverts the traditional style with a taller build and less capacity, characterised with a rounded based and long, thin stem. For a cohesive look and feel, the Water Glass was adapted to emulate the rounded design of the Pony: stackable with a 240ml capacity.
The Low and Highball glasses are contemporary reworks of classic shapes. Both glasses are subtly flared to avoid chipping, designed to be comfortingly sturdy and robust to hold.
Remy Savage: Everything tastes better when served in a good-looking glass. Drinks these days are going towards a simpler structure - whether a vermouth, a spirit or a liqueur - and it doesn’t matter how good the liquid is if the glass isn’t beautifully conceived and made. Nude is famous for its ‘simple is beautiful’ approach and this is reflected in the collection, which is perfectly fitted for both tradition and innovation. Collaborating with Nude, it was great to see that anything is possible; I know how to make cocktails and Nude knows how to design strong, striking glassware.
R.S.: It was actually a wonderfully easy process, because Nude has such knowledge and know-how. I advised on shape, yield and size, but ultimately it was Nude that made the end result possible - taking my ideas and realising them. It was amazing to create glasses that I and others will use in bars and at home, which are perfect for what we’re doing today in modern mixology.
R.S.: It’s rare for people in my field tosee how glass is made and yet it’s something we touch thousands of times a day. Going to the Nude factory was deeply inspiring. Seeing how a group of people work on a single glass reminded me of ballet. The collection is sophisticated and elegant but, like minimalism in art, the beauty is in the materials and the simplicity of the design.
“Collaborating with Nude, it was great to see that anything is possible; I know how to make cocktails and Nude knows how to design strong, striking glassware”. - Rémy
R.S.: I’d describe the collection as linking the past and the future. The shapes existed already but we made them longer and amplified certain curves. Nude’s expert glass-makers enabled my ideas to become reality. We see them as pieces of design as well as functional tools. In my career, glassware has never been tailored to the kinds of drinks that I make. This collection is adapted to truly consider volume, specific cocktails and connects to the movement of being conscious about what we drink; drinking better but less. Along with the durability of the glasses, that makes the collection unique.
R.S.: It used to be that you would either havethin glasses that break easily or very heavy, thick glasses that don’t break, but aren’t refined. This entire range is thin and light but resistant. It can be used it in a busy, high volume environment and it won’t be as fragile as other glasses.
R.S.: I would like to think it is a physical expression of the style of drinks I like. A lot of the work I do revolves around complexity of flavours and very structured but delicate drinks. Having slender, striking glasses exposes the guest to this complexity and the layers of flavour.
R.S.: It’s all about attention to detail. From the temperature of the liquid and the ingredients to the ambience - light, music and delivery - it’s all part of an experience. In terms of a signature serve, I don’t have a specific cocktail but I enjoy mixing art, philosophy and mixology. Every year I try to reinvent. I believe in deliciousness that is championed by its simplicity!
R.S.: It’s difficult to choose just six, but I would say: simplicity, flavours, art, minimalism, delicate and research; a perfect partner for Nude.
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]]>Mixology, the art of drink-making, has long since evolved past its roots. The concept was born from the act of creation, and whilst this still lies at the heart of the movement, contemporary mixologists continue to push the boundaries of how cocktails can be made and served. Creative innovations and a shift in the philosophy behind mixology have resulted in drastic changes to how cocktails are conceived. Glassware, ingredients, temperature, music, aesthetic, and setting are all critical aspects which mixologists consider when crafting an experience.
" … It's all about the details. I believe that beautifully crafted glassware is going to enhance the experience in a new way very much like in the world of food where plating has become very important," - Rémy Savage
More than ever, mixologists acknowledge the need for glassware which is able to meet the industry’s demands through thoughtful design, shape, and feel. Rémy Savage, award-winning bartender, former head of Little Red Door in Paris, the Artesian in London, and now at the head of Le Syndicat, has worked closely alongside NUDE's design team to develop a new collection which reflects this change in the industry. Marrying shape with function, the NUDE Savage Collection was designed with the idea that the drink and glass are two parts of a whole experience.
Rémy Savage:‘For me, the beauty of mixed drinks doesn't necessarily rely on just the drink inside. It's about the entire experience. Flavours are a platform to showcase greater ideas, whether it's art or philosophy. I think that once all these details are expected, then the recipe and of course the glass you choose, can create something that is truly unique and special. That's what we're trying to achieve.’
‘It's every bartender's dream to have their own range of glassware. I know that for me, personally, having collected glassware for most of my adult life: understanding the process and the craftsmanship that goes behind every single piece of glass that we end up using everyday was just a fascinating process.’
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]]>For this week’s #NUDEFridayCocktails, Christine Perrett of @socialgingirl shares a recipe which distils the taste of spring into a simple cocktail, pictured below in our NUDE Hepburn Coupe glass (part of the Hepburn Collection). This simple 4-ingredient cocktail is a seasonal delight inspired by a French 75.
Missed out on the previous at home cocktail recipes we’ve been sharing? You can find them all under the ‘Recipe’ tab on the NUDE Glass blog.
NUDE Product:
Hepburn Mixing glass with stirrer
Hepburn Set of 2 Coupe glasses
Creator: Christine Perrett
Instagram: @socialgingirl
]]>In the final post as part of our collaboration with Barry Marré @the_ikebana_project shares a step by step guide for creating another Upright Moribana showcased in a NUDE Opti Centrepiece. Learn more about our collaboration with Barry and about the art form Ikebana here.
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For this Upright Moribana creation, you will need to place the kenzan in the far left of the bowl. The best type of flowers to use for this Ikebana arrangement are ones which grow straight upwards. You can combine various flowers; for example, the third flower can be a different type to the other two in the arrangement. I prefer to pair the same flowers, and then use other flowers to cover the kenzan in order to create a playfulness and contrast.
NUDE product: Opti Centrepiece
Flowers used: Molucella Laevis Viburnum
Method:
NUDE products
Creator Barry Marré
Instagram: @the_ikebana_project
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