As avowed colored glass evangelists, we practically consider it our saintly duty to bring your attention to one of the coolest, most beautiful glass objects we’ve seen in years: As part of a residency program supported by the Swiss Design Mexico program and the Swiss Embassy in Mexico, Swiss designer Julie Richoz spent the last year developing these two-toned Isla vases in collaboration with the glass-blowing team at Nouvel Studio. Available in two sizes and a panoply of colors, each inspired by Mexico’s colorful landscape, the Isla vases feature a circle fixed within an oval-shaped vase — a classic form made modern by Richoz’s way with chromatic variation. We once called colored glass “a good way to embrace minimalism without eschewing color” — if you’re on the road to maximalism but not quite there yet, reach out here.