Acqua di Lago
This vase belongs to a numbered series (49 pieces + three A.P.) of six, designed by Ettore Sottsass. Perhaps the most architectural of the whole series”. With its offset walls it stands strong like a pillar, whose faces expand sideways to seek further anchorage in the ground. It is a sculpture which, rich in shadows and luminous openings, offers us a view of unexpected beauty.
| Weight | 2,5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 13,8 × 12 × 28 cm |
| Collezione | Just For Flowers |
| Design | Ettore Sottsass |
| Edizione Limitata | 49 pieces |
| Materiale | Cast pewter hand-finished with welding and brush-polishing operations |
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.
«ETTORE SOTTSASS ALWAYS SAYS THAT FOR HIM ARCHITECTURES DO NOT SERVE ONLY TO CIRCUMSCRIBE A SPACE: THEY CONTINUE “OUTSIDE”. THEY TOUCH THE EXTERNAL SPACE, PERMEATE IT. HE ALSO SAYS THAT THE ARCHITECTURE OF THINGS, THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE STRUCTURE, MUST BE SOMETHING UNEQUIVOCAL. AND IT IS PRECISELY THIS UNEQUIVOCALITY OF ARCHITECTURE THAT ALLOWS MATTER TO SPEAK. IT ALLOWS IT TO BECOME MAGIC, CONSOLATION, PLEASURE».
Roberto ZaniJust for flowers are six small single-stem vases, each produced in a limited series of 49 pieces, designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Metallia project of Serafino Zani. Each piece bears the designer’s signature on the base and is accompanied by a certificate of uniqueness and authenticity. Six small pewter architectures: fragments of walls arranged to delimit hollow volumes, small undulating walls and slender cylinders that support one another in unstable balances, creating repeated plays of light and shadow.
Basic volumes, deliberately incomplete, which give this ancient material new chromatic accents, restoring to it contemporaneity and emotion. So that contemporary pewter may continue to tell new stories in everyday life.
The six vases of the collection were made in 49 examples of each piece, signed by the author and accompanied by a certificate that certifies their authenticity.
Specifications
| Weight | 2,5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 13,8 × 12 × 28 cm |
| Collezione | Just For Flowers |
| Design | Ettore Sottsass |
| Edizione Limitata | 49 pieces |
| Materiale | Cast pewter hand-finished with welding and brush-polishing operations |
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