Designed by Rikke Malling.
It began with a question: what should the perfect coffee glass feel like? The result is designed a transparent two layered coffeeglass with a riffled finish that creates a unique coffee experience.
Chapter II
Designed by Rikke Malling
A functional glass becomes atmospheric through smoke, texture and light.
Handmade crystal tumblers and carafe designed by Rikke Malling for Table Noir.
About the series
Tumbler glasses from Table Noir designed by Rikke Malling.
Table Noir’s collaboration with Danish interior designer Rikke Malling centres on a tactile tumbler and matching carafe made from crystal glass. The tumbler combines a structured lower section with a clear polished upper layer, creating a visual transition between texture, colour and the drink inside.
The pieces are handmade and mouthblown in Europe. The double-layer 240 ml tumbler can be used for cold and warm drinks up to 90°C, while the matching carafe holds 900 ml. Clear and Smoked glass allow the same form to move between a light and a darker table setting.
The pieces are handmade and mouthblown in Europe. The double-layer 240 ml tumbler can be used for cold and warm drinks up to 90°C, while the matching carafe holds 900 ml. Clear and Smoked glass allow the same form to move between a light and a darker table setting.
Tumbler glasses by Table Noir
Designed by Rikke Malling
Designed by Rikke Malling.
Tumbler glasses from Table Noir
The riffled finish and the double layered crystal glass gives the glass its character.
Series guide
Questions about Designed by Rikke Malling
Can one glass move naturally between coffee, water and the rest of the table?
That question sits at the beginning of Rikke Malling's design for Table Noir. The idea started with the search for the perfect coffee glass: transparent, tactile and able to hold both cold drinks and warm coffee. The answer became a double-layered tumbler in which function and expression are closely connected. A structured lower section gives the glass tactility and catches the light, while the clearer upper section leaves the drink itself visible. What began with coffee developed into a glass designed to accompany different moments around the table.
What happens when a design object becomes part of the rhythm of hospitality?
The Table Noir glasses have found their place on tables across restaurants and hotels, including Restaurant Barr in Copenhagen and PURO Hotel in Warsaw. Different settings, but a shared attention to how material, atmosphere and the objects on the table contribute to the experience as a whole. Here, the glass moves beyond being an object to be observed: it is made to be used in a high quality environment where it is becoming part of the rhythm of hospitality and the composition of the table.
How do you design a glass to be experienced before the first sip?
For Danish interior designer Rikke Malling, the experience begins before the drink reaches the palate. The collection considers how the glass feels in the hand, how its surface catches the light and how the contents remain visible through it. Function and aesthetics are not treated as separate concerns; one shapes the other, giving a familiar everyday object a distinctly tactile presence.
Can texture change the character of something as familiar as a drinking glass?
Look at the meeting between the lower and upper sections. Vertical ribs give the base rhythm, shadow and tactility; above them, the surface becomes calmer and more transparent. It is a subtle contrast that changes the character of the entire object. Light breaks across the structured lower section while the drink remains visually present above — an interplay of texture and transparency that becomes especially pronounced in the smoked glass.
What changes when function becomes part of the visual language?
The collection is handmade and mouthblown in Europe in crystal glass. The tumbler's double-layered construction allows it to move between cold drinks and warm beverages up to 90°C, while its 240 ml proportion makes it equally natural for water, a cold drink or coffee. The accompanying 900 ml carafe extends the same material language across the table. In Clear, transparency gives the object a lighter presence; in Smoked, colour adds depth as light and liquid move through the glass.