After years of minimalist, clear wine glasses, tumblers and dishes, colourful glassware is making a comeback. Brightly hued glass pieces such as purple goblets from the 1970s and coral-pink 1930s candlesticks have seen sales rise 30% since last year, according to Narchie, an app for buying and selling vintage homeware. And on the high street, John Lewis says that sales of drinkware in shades of damson, amber and cobalt have risen 71% on figures from the same week last year. The department store’s Confetti range – a modern collection decorated with flecks of colour – has gone up by 20%. It’s a similar story at Ikea. “Customers are daring to introduce new energy and shades into their table settings,” says Paul Kinnen, home furnishing business leader for kitchens at the Swedish furniture retailer. Helle Mardahl Studio creates a conceptual candy universe of magic, dreams and indulgence. Photograph: Alastair Philip Wiper/Alastair Philip Wiper/Helle Mardahl Studio If you want to blow the Christmas budget on some coloured glass, Danish designer Helle Mardahl will do you some magical …