Etern Decanter by Zehui Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Articles de Forn, Vaixella, Cristalleria i Estris de Cuina Competition Category.

FerroEstris de Cuina· 2022

Etern Decanter

by Zehui Ni

Client: ZN Design

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Estris de Cuina Category

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The Design

About Etern Decanter

Etern és un decantador de vidre dissenyat per servir vi a la taula. La forma d'Etern s'inspira en la secció transversal del temps, i el contorn corbat presenta cada instant com el seu propi fragment d'eternitat. S'utilitza el vidre per la seva qualitat transparent, que mostra el color del vi i l'aparença lleugera del recipient durant el decantatge. A mesura que el vi es vessa, l'aire travessa el líquid i l'aeja. Etern es modela mitjançant bufat de vidre, i es va desenvolupar un procés a mida per adaptar-se al disseny. La peça vol ser una declaració serena per a la taula.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Etern Decanter és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Etern Decanter sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Etern Decanter és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Etern decanter is born from the perception of time. Appreciating each fragment of time as eternity from the cross-sections of time. Etern is a statement piece at the dining table about impermanence in time, cherishing each fragment and feasting on life. Both a celebration and remembrance of time, Etern is a one of kind elegance to add to the dining atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2700 mm x 1400 mm X 2600 mm
Tags: Decanter, Wine, Drinkware, Tableware
Production Technology: Etern is glassware for wine decanting. Glass material for its transparent properties in showing the beauty of wine and the airiness of form while decanting.
Design Challenge: Challenge with Etern is the philosophical and harmonious representations of time intersecting with glass blowing. A custom barrier and crust is created to match the design.
Research: On a macro perspective, the greatest moments of the planet and life's work, reside on one particle in the universe. Every moment is solidified in the cross-sections of time. Through harmonious elegance, Etern celebrates moments in time as eternity and gracefully performs the arts of decanting. Scholarly inspirations from philosophy, astronomy, and literature on impermanence have been researched for Etern. A graceful and celebrating combination of decanting.
Inspiration: Each flower that grows and withered away, is eternal in its own fragment of time. The Etern decanter is inspired by the fragment of time. It celebrates moments as an eternal fragment in life, inspiring people to feast and cherish moments of remembrance. The elegant contour of Etern is a statement piece that represents the cross-section of time and viewing each special moment as its own eternity. One eternal moment is forever.
Project Duration: Project duration from May 2021 to Nov 2021, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Operation Flow: As wine is poured into Etern, a delightful chorus of air breathing into wine sings a beautiful melody. Etern is about having a drink with the uncapturable time, but feasting on each special moment as its own eternity in time.
Team Members: Zehui Ni