vase

Object Name“TranSglass” Vase 1 with Original Box

Designer Tord Boontje (Dutch, b. 1968)

Designer Emma Woffenden (British, b. 1962)

Retailer Artecnica

Studio Studio Tord Boontje and Emma Woffenden

Studio La Casa Cotzal

Made FromGlass, Cardboard, Enamel

Datedesigned in 1997; made in 2010

Place MadeEngland, London (designed); United States, CA, Los Angeles (designed); Guatemala, Guatemala City (made)

TechniqueCut, fused, acid-etched

Size(ab) Vase Sections H: 24.5 cm, Diam (max): 7.6 cm; (c) Box H: 32.6 cm, W: 11 cm, D: 11 cm

Accession Number2011.5.10

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

On ViewContemporary Art + Design, Design Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This collection is part of Artecnica’s “Design with Conscience” Project, which is a program to manufacture products in accordance with humanitarian and environmentally friendly principles. Since 2002, Artecnica has invited well-known international designers to work with artisans in need around the world, assisting communities by invigorating local commerce. The TranSglass collection was launched in 2005. With the help of the nonprofit organization Aid to Artisans, Artecnica collaborated with Guatemalan craftsmen to produce Emma Woffenden and Tord Boontje’s designs for recycled glass. Taking the humble empty wine bottle as their point of departure, Woffenden and Boontje have devised a range of creative table wares using basic cold-working techniques.

Physical DescriptionRecycled post-consumer olive green glass wine bottle; cut, acid-etched. Cylindrical olive green glass wine bottle with neck removed above shoulder; acid-etched to produce matte finish. (b) Top portion of recycled post-consumer olive green glass wine bottle; cut, acid-etched to produce matte finish. (c) Original box.
Provenance

Source Artecnica - 2011-06-13