Vaso Quattro
Pewter vase, limited edition of 33 pieces made to order. Vases obtained by casting pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony and copper), shaped, soldered and polished by hand.
| Weight | 11 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 39,3 × 21 × 27,5 cm |
| Collezione | Tredicivasi |
| Design | Mario Botta |
| Edizione Limitata | 33 pieces |
| Materiale | Cast pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony and copper), shaped, welded and polished by hand |
| Tempo di realizzazine | 45 days |
The edition size is the planned total for the edition, not the number of pieces currently available.
This work is part of the NUMA catalogue. Contact us to enquire about availability or other works in the collection.
The complete story of the work
Translated from the Italian original.
«Produced in limited numbers, these vases were shaped drawing on the metaphor of the tree. They are objects that present themselves as table architectures, showing the dimension and measure of the gesture and of the hands that have moulded them”».
Mario Botta
Unmistakable examples of the sign and poetics of Mario Botta, these thirteen vases present themselves as presences of extraordinary communicative force in the contemporary home, according to an idea of living tied to the quality of the objects that populate it, particularly dear to the Numa project.
«When I read these words that Mario Botta had written for the presentation of the vases he designed, I understood that I could find in him the harmony I was looking for in order to realise, in pewter, the works he had designed. The collection designed by Mario Botta is made up of 13 vases, 6 of which are now being put into production by Numa in a limited run of 33 pieces. Each vase is obtained from cast pewter sheets, shaped and soldered by hand. It is finished by hand with brushing and polishing operations. The thirteen vases we are now presenting are presences of extraordinary communicative force, unmistakable examples of the sign and poetics of Mario Botta; they are the representation of the work of Alfredo Marinoni, a true Master in the working of pewter, with whom I have shared the whole Numa journey, expressed through the material that he works with unequalled mastery. Tredicivasi is the ever more fascinating continuation of the Numa journey and project».
Roberto Zani
Tredicivasi is a collection of large pewter vases, designed by Mario Botta with multiple arms as a “metaphor of the tree“. Thirteen table architectures whose geometries are expressed very well by pewter, an ancient material of great plastic strength. A material that in recent years Numa has brought back to contemporaneity, entrusting its manufacture to Alfredo Marinoni, master in the working of pewter, and which for these vases is cast into sheets and subsequently finished by hand.
Vases obtained by casting pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony and copper), shaped, soldered and polished by hand.
Material.
Pewter is an alloy composed of tin and small quantities of antimony and copper. Because of its ductility it has been used by man since antiquity to create objects of common use. In more recent centuries, a percentage of lead was added to the tin, which was soon banned because of its toxicity.
The pewter used to make Numa objects is an alloy composed of 95% tin, and the absolute absence of lead makes it fully compliant with the EEC standard EN-611/1.
Production stages:
- The first operation in the production cycle is the purchase of the raw material, in ingots or sheets of pewter ready to be melted, or the purchase of ingots or sheets of tin, wires or bars of copper and antimony, which, melted in the special melting furnace at a temperature of 250-300° C, give pewter
- The molten metal is poured by hand to form pewter sheets of varying size. The sheets are bent and made to adhere to wooden or ceramic cores, until the desired shape is reached.
- The various parts are then assembled by tin soldering, until the vase takes its final form.
- Polishing operations with brushes follow.
- Finally, each individual vase is stamped with the designer’s signature, the Numa logo and its number.
NB The process of making these vases is carried out entirely by hand.
All production stages are carried out by highly specialised craftsmen at the atelier of the Master pewterer Alfredo Marinoni, Cellatica (BS).
Specifications
| Weight | 11 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 39,3 × 21 × 27,5 cm |
| Collezione | Tredicivasi |
| Design | Mario Botta |
| Edizione Limitata | 33 pieces |
| Materiale | Cast pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony and copper), shaped, welded and polished by hand |
| Tempo di realizzazine | 45 days |
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