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Shopping for Carafes

Because even if you’re just drinking tap water, it’s more fun when you pour it out of a carafe.

Using a carafe is a “nice, informal way of serving water” — or anything else — said Brittney Hart, a founder of the Brooklyn-based design firm Husband Wife. (The wide-bottom, handblown Glass Carafe is $12 at Hay.)

Whether you’re serving cocktails, wine or water, pouring the drinks out of a striking carafe makes it feel a little more special.

“I keep one on my desk because I like that it brings a little personality,” said Brittney Hart, who founded Husband Wife, a Brooklyn-based architecture and design firm, with her husband, Justin Capuco. “It has a dual purpose of being pretty and reminding me to do my healthful duty and drink some water as the day progresses.”

Ms. Hart’s office carafe, a vintage piece by Gabriella Crespi that she found in Milan, reminds her of her travels. But she and Mr. Capuco also have lots of other carafes at home, which they deploy during dinner parties, when a pandemic doesn’t interfere.

“We’ll just put them all on the table,” she said. “Every two people get one. It’s a nice, informal way of serving water.”

And whether your carafe stands ready on a dining table, desk or night stand, it beats having to dash to the refrigerator or faucet. “It really does make my day a little better,” Ms. Hart said, “every day.”


  • Is the carafe stable? If it will be used on a desk with computers or a dining table shared with children, look for one with a wide, heavy bottom to protect against accidental spills, Ms. Hart suggested.

  • Should it coordinate with your drinking glasses? Not necessarily. “It doesn’t have to be part of a suite of glassware,” she said, or even match the other carafes on the table.

  • Is glass the best material? Sure, glass is nice, Ms. Hart said, “but having a ceramic piece is also wonderful.”


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Glass carafe from Toyo-Sasaki Glass

$61 at SHW: 212-539-0200 or shwjewelry.com


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Handblown seeded-glass carafe with cup

$68 at Sir/Madam: 718-797-8758 or shopsirmadam.com


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Matte-black ceramic carafe

About $56 at the Home Depot: 800-466-3337 or homedepot.com


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Wide-bottom handblown glass carafe

$12 at Hay: 833-849-3025 or us.hay.com


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Fluted borosilicate-glass carafe by Felicia Ferrone

$180 at Fferrone: 310-804-5485 or fferronedesign.com


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A version of this article appears in print on  , Section RE, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: An Elegant Solution To Unquenchable Thirst. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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