Inside the glass cases are ancient oil lamps, rings and glassware but the shop owner, a laconic man in his late 40s, has an unusual selling tactic - he says much of it is fake.
It's impossible not to immediately notice the amount of stunning glass-blown figurines, from elephants to egrets, wine glasses, and other glassware lining the shop's walls.
In October 2012, D.C. police raided two Capitol Hemp locations — one in Adams Morgan and another in Chinatown — arrested six employees and seized $350,000 worth of glassware from the shops, arguing they were in violation of the city's drug laws.
All of these, and countless other artefacts large and small, from television sets, to precious glassware, from fashion shops for Esprit, to calculators for Olivetti, are all the product of Sottsass, and his team, the most productive, and one of the most influential design studios Italy has ever produced.
In October 2012, D.C. police raided two Capitol Hemp stores co-owned by Eidinger — one in Adams Morgan and another in Chinatown — arrested six employees and seized $350,000 worth of glassware from the shops, arguing they were violating the city's drug laws.
Monika (who toils at a vegetable stall) sees Harry (who works at a glassware-and-china shop) as a relief from the usual brutes; her head stuffed with movie-bred fantasies, she hopes he'll rescue her from the cramped quarters she shares with a drunken father, a harried mother, and noisy siblings.
Yet looking at the Glassware app store is uninspiring.
While her husband conducted business in various European capitals, she would travel with him and shop for glassware and cutlery and curtains to stock her new homes.
Then there's Kitengela Glass (254-20-6751858; whichitengela-glasellsm), which stylishtylish blown glassware at three different shops around Nairobi, including one at the Junction Mall.
