Vaso Undici
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 | 13 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 28,5 × 19,5 × 40 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 realizzazione | 45 days |
The edition size is the planned total for the edition, not the number of pieces currently available.
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The complete story of the work
Translated from the Italian original.
«Produced in limited numbers, these vases have been modelled by recalling the metaphor of the tree. They are objects that present themselves as architectures for the table, showing the dimension and the measure of the gesture and of the hands that shaped them”».
Mario Botta
Unmistakable examples of the style 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, one 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 conceived. 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 now present are presences of extraordinary communicative force, unmistakable examples of the style and poetics of Mario Botta; they are the expression of the work of Alfredo Marinoni, a true Master in the working of pewter, with whom I have shared the whole Numa journey, expressed in the material he works with unparalleled 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 architectures for the table whose geometries are expressed very well by pewter, an ancient material of great plastic strength. A material that Numa has in recent years brought back to the contemporary world, entrusting its manufacture to Alfredo Marinoni, master in the working of pewter, and which for these vases is cast into sheets and then finished by hand.
Vases obtained by casting pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony and copper), shaped, soldered and polished by hand.
Specifications
| Weight | 13 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 28,5 × 19,5 × 40 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 realizzazione | 45 days |
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