Bottleware Collection

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tnoon

A BA (Hons) Product Design student at NTU, UK

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Glass

Beer Bottles

Bottleware is a collection of drinking vessel made from used beer bottles that have been broken up and reformed to create wine glass shape. This product is targeted at any person that likes a drink and likes obscure kitchen products. This product is made from used beer glass bottles that have been cut, filed down and glued to create the glass.

Size and Dimensions
Champagne Flute/Stem Beer Glass
179x65mm or 189x65mm
Margarita Glass
148x82mm
Shot Glass
118x65mm

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Place the bottles in water to soak, after 10 minutes remove the stickers

Then using a diamond disk cutter, cut the bottle ¾ of the way up so that you can use the base and the main section, so no glass is wasted.

Then using the diamond cutter again, trim of any bumpy parts to make the cut clean

Then using the flat bed grinder you place the glass flat down on the surface you want to make smooth, and move the glass round to ensure a smooth finish.

Then do the same with the base part of the glass.

After both parts have been grinded down, you smooth down the rough edges where you drink from with a hand held diamond smoothening pad.

Then using the diamond pads you smooth down the glass base, to remove and sharp points.

Now the parts are ready for sandblasting

Where you don’t want the glass to be sand blasted using masking tape, wrap the bottle in it, or wrap sections to create a pattern in the glass.

Do that process with each part of the product.

Then you remove the masking tape to reveal the frosted effect.

Then using a resin glue, spread the glue evenly around the lip of the bottle.

Then place the lip of the bottle in the centre of the base part and leave it for ¾ of an hour to set

Then your reused beer bottle glass is ready to use.

Materials and Equipment List

beer bottles diamond circular saw epoxy resin hand held diamond smoothening pad sandblaster masking tape flat bed grinder

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Comments (6)

byChacha

May 9, 2012

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byBetty

May 4, 2012

nice work

please remind people to DIY using safety gear....

by1981bgtle

November 17, 2011

Good product

You have made a great looking item, very well finished, but I have seen these available elsewhere previously. But at least you give others the chance to reproduce this with your instructions

bycatgarner

November 17, 2011

Personal Feedback

Really sleek and smart product; I like how you have combined two parts of the same original product and re-formed it into something new. Overall a really good idea.

bymarkcolliass

November 17, 2011

glass bottle glass

This is a simple and elegant design, i love the fact the whole product is made from one bottle. The sand blasting effect has not only added to the beauty of the product but has been used to create a drinkable edge effectively. If i were to make changes i would say maybe use slightly larger bottles and experiment with more coloured glass.

bywurlyearly

November 17, 2011

Sandblasting is great

I've seen this idea before; but never sandblasted with these effective patterns. I like how these can be customized by the user.

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