All Photos By Gail

If you happen to pay a visit to the Museum of Arts and Design, be sure to take the stairs to travel between floors, because it is in the stairwell that you will find the museum’s stunning goblet collection.

MAD’s collection of goblets reveals the diversity of approaches taken by artists and designers to create this common vessel. The goblets range from those inspired by historic Venetian masterworks to mass produced pieces, to non-functional works by artists who make reference to the basic form.

There are advantages and disadvantages to having the goblets right up against the glass window, in that the natural light and transparency create favorable display conditions, but it’s challenging to get photos that don’t have, say,  a crosstown bus, or the facade of the CVS Drug Store across the street in the background. First World Problems.

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The center goblet, above, appears to pay homage to Bee Keeping. Nice.

The orange, spiny goblet reminds me of some of the pieces in This Post.

I love that this one has a collection of tiny goblets inside the cup!

The Museum of Arts and Design is Located at 2 Columbus Circle in NYC.