Goblet/Base dimension?

[Terry Murphy]

Is there a formula for the dimension of the base of a goblet vs. the dimension of the goblet?
Or is it , what ever looks good.


Terry

[Steve Schlumpf]

Terry,

There are no set formulas that I am aware of other than the Golden Ratio or the rule of thirds. It is more of a rule of thumb than anything else but you would be surprised at how much it impacts what we see every day.

For more information than you would ever want on the subject: http://www.goldennumber.net/

Or, just Google Golden Ratio, Golden Number or Phi to come up with lots of variations of the same idea.

[ROY DICK]

Terry,
I just turn what is appealing to my eye.
That formula gets me confused. BAD.

Roy

[Curt Fuller]

If you're referring to the ratio of the cup diameter to the base diameter, I try to make them about the same. If the base is much smaller the look (and are) tipsy. As for the cup height ratio to the stem, I think that really depends on what style you're looking for. I've seen them anywhere from just a stubby stem that look very functional to the long spindles that are totally impractical but very cool looking.