Acqua Marina
This vase belongs to a numbered series (49 pieces + three P.A.) of six, designed by Ettore Sottsass
| 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 ENCLOSE A SPACE: THEY CONTINUE “OUTSIDE”. THEY TOUCH THE EXTERNAL SPACE, THEY PERMEATE IT. HE ALSO SAYS THAT THE ARCHITECTURE OF THINGS, THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE STRUCTURE, MUST BE SOMETHING UNEQUIVOCAL. AND IT IS PRECISELY THIS UNEQUIVOCAL QUALITY OF ARCHITECTURE THAT ALLOWS MATTER TO SPEAK. IT ALLOWS IT TO BECOME MAGIC, CONSOLATION, PLEASURE”.
Roberto Zani
Just for flowers are six small single-flower 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 architectures in pewter: fragments of walls arranged to enclose hollow volumes, small undulating walls and slender cylinders that support one another in unstable balances, producing repeated plays of light and shadow.
Basic volumes, deliberately incomplete, which give this ancient material new chromatic accents, restoring contemporaneity and emotion to it. So that contemporary pewter may continue to tell new stories in everyday life.
The six vases of the collection have been made in 49 examples for each piece, signed by the author and accompanied by a certificate attesting their authenticity.
Specifications
| 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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