It’s been a busy few weeks and there hasn’t been much time for blogging lately. Cashmere season is in high swing and it keeps me going pretty much at full tilt. It’s also at this time of year that I get out and work with my retailers. Along the way, I catch up with wonderful friends and find treasures in their shops.
In the Detroit area, Touch of Lace is a place to feather your personal retreat. My good friends Lauren Fisher and Linda Weissman have been filling their luxe, little linen shop with items so impeccably tasteful and luxurious that there is nothing for sale that I wouldn’t happily take home and live with contentedly forevermore.
This is where I discovered Varga Art Crystal. Not only is it beautiful, it is monogrammed by hand using a diamond wheel to engrave each piece.
As quoted in the Palm Beach Post : “Varga’s canvas is made of lead crystal, his brush of diamonds, and his audience of gold”.
The Varga brothers are third generation master glass artisans. Worldwide, crystal makers of this caliber can be counted on one hand. When I first picked up a flute, I thought it was St. Louis or maybe Baccarat because the weight, feel and aesthetic were perfect. I learn new things every so often.
Varga Monogram Crystal is available in a rainbow of colors by special order.
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Prices $135- $165 per stem.
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A Touch of Lace
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Bloomfield Hills, MI
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1 (248) 645-0734
*Mention Queen of Cashmere when making any Varga Monogram Crystal purchase from A Touch of Lace before 11/04/09 and recieve a 20% discount.
