Duralex Prisme

The series comes in three sizes. The 22 cl tumbler is the size for water with a meal or a glass of juice, the 27.5 cl leaves room for a soft drink with a few ice cubes, and the 33 cl highball glass is the tall model that takes a gin and tonic or a cola on ice.

Alongside the clear glass there is the Marine finish, in which the 22 and 27.5 cl come in blue through-coloured glass. Those are supplied in fours, while the clear glasses come in sixes. Feel free to mix the two on the table: the same relief keeps the set looking like one whole.

Prisme is the glass you give to children without hesitation and take outdoors with you. The textured surface provides a firm grip, even with wet hands, and the thick base makes the glass difficult to knock over. For a gin and tonic choose the 33 cl size and fill it generously with ice before adding the tonic. A Cuba Libre fits in the same size. Those who use the glasses outdoors will notice that they keep cold drinks cold for longer than thin glass.

Tempered glass copes with the dishwasher and with changes in temperature, so you can pour hot water into it without it cracking. It is still glass: if it does break, it falls apart into small blunt pieces rather than sharp shards. The coloured Marine glass is through-coloured rather than lacquered, so the colour does not fade in the dishwasher and nothing can flake off. The glass does remain thick and heavy, so don't stack it too high.

If you’re looking for the same durability in a different form, the tumbler glasses and the water glasses are sorted by size. If you particularly liked the blue version, take a look at the colored glasses, which include more glass that is colored throughout. You can find the other ranges from this brand under Duralex. And if the glass really needs to withstand anything because bare feet are nearby, take a look at the unbreakable glasses made of plastic.