Vintage refreshing carafe La Mediterránea in glass – Spain

Vintage refreshing carafe La Mediterránea – Spain. Elegant and original transparent glass carafe signed *La Mediterránea – Made in Spain*, featuring an ingenious interior compartment that allows drinks to be chilled with ice without diluting them. Its sculptural design is distinguished by a rounded body, a long elegant neck, and a slanted side opening with its own cork stopper. The interior glass compartment separates the ice from the drink while keeping it cool. It comes with its cork stopper and a decorative glass stopper. The history of its manufacturer. La Mediterránea is a Spanish manufacturer founded in **1975**, as a cooperative, in L'Olleria, in the Valencia region, a city historically renowned for its glassmaking expertise. The uniqueness of this company was particularly its use of recycled glass, long before this approach became a common concern. From 1985 onwards, the manufacturer shifted towards bolder and more contemporary designs. Its original collections became very successful and were distributed in major international retailers, including Galeries Lafayette in Paris, John Lewis in the UK, and Bloomingdale's in the USA. The period from 1985 to 2006 is considered the most remarkable in its history in terms of design. The manufacturer ultimately ceased to exist under this name in 2013. This carafe bears the original marking **La Mediterránea – Made in Spain** under its base. Features. Manufacturer: La Mediterránea, Spain. Material: transparent glass. Era: probably late 20th century, exact date not identified. Interior compartment for ice. Side opening with cork stopper. Top stopper in cork and glass. Height: 27.5 cm. Width: 14 cm. The glass shows small visible bubbles, indicative of its manufacturing characteristics.