Vidrio is named for los vidrieros: expert Mexican glassblowers. For twenty years it’s been easy for Mariposa to be ecologically responsible, since Vidrio’s many styles—glasses, pitchers, and lanterns—are fashioned from recycled soft-drink glass, then etched and sandblasted with graceful designs.

The Mariposa journey began here, invigorating the age-old Mexican craft of glassblowing. We made it new by reshaping old bottles (even glamorous Glitz) as modern glassware, bringing innovative forms and textures to a process where little had changed in centuries, and transforming the bubbly surfaces with our own fanciful designs.

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