Shran uses a set from a Finnish designer, called “Ultima Thule”. It’s also featured as a world on the show, iirc. (I’m midway through rewatch, but Ultima Thule is definitely a world in the ST universe.)

The name come from ancient times, meaning roughly “Ultimate North”, and referring to various places that no-one can really agree on.

Anyways, the other glass is also Finnish, and also used in ST: Enterprise. Whenever Archer has dinner in his quarters or they’re having cake at Malcolm’s bday, therr these glasses are: https://star-trek.design/glassware/tapio-goblets-by-tapio-wirkkala-for-iittala

(I wonder if this is related to my alcoholism flaring up anytime the episodes with the glasses come up.)

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    9 days ago

    I know that there are knock-offs, and other cheap facsimiles out there. In fact, I can remember a specific style of plastic drinking glass that copied that pattern exactly in the early 90’s, although I only saw them a few times. Thinking about it, I couldn’t really tell the difference between the genuine article anymore than I could with most crystalware unless it were really obvious like the cheap pinwheel dishes/glasses.