Traditional question from anyone coming to visit you in Prague: what should they buy as a souvenir?

Czech crystal, jewelries, puppets, wooden toys, Easter eggs, spa wafers, beer or Becherova? The list is not short, but are these items really something you would recommend to a friend or family? And if yes, where would you send them to find the desired souvenir? Difficult question…

Our favorite tip nowadays, since we actually have purchased some of these items ourselves and use them on a daily basis, is to buy Bohemian crystal glasses. Not the tacky/touristy ones, but instead the Vicenza drinking set (Crystalex) by Jiří Pelcl, for which he was awarded the National Design Prize in 2006. Great design, elegant modern/traditional mix, affordable and useful (less than 500, Kc for the set of 6 glasses). These can be purchased in several places in Prague, sometimes in museum gift shops. One nice address though (we’ll review it soon in a separate post) is:

Modernista
Celetná 12, Praha 1 – Staré Město
tel: 224 241 300
e-mail: modernista@modernista.cz

What is your typical recommendation for a Czech souvenir (why, and where to find it)?