River Xarrón by Sini Majuri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

FerroMobiliario· 2022

River Xarrón

by Sini Majuri

Client: Icy Design Oy

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About River Xarrón

Río é un xarrón de vidro soprado a boca inspirado nun río azul en Suonenjoki, Finlandia. A peza mide 22 centímetros de altura e ten unha forma oval sinxela. Cada exemplar está feito en obradoiro e moldeado a man en Finlandia, polo que o fluxo de cor dentro das capas de vidro é único. A cor móvese pola superficie coma auga que flúe. Pequenas burbullas de sosa na base reaccionan coa luz. Cada xarrón está asinado a man. O deseño une unha forma escandinava serena coa técnica finlandesa do vidro soprado para crear un obxecto cotián atemporal e duradeiro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

River Xarrón gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que River Xarrón sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. River Xarrón é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The River vase is studio made from mouth blown glass. Every vessel has unique water like flow of color. Collection mixes Scandinavian cool with capricious Finnish glass blowing techniques that allow color flow freely within the glass layers.
Dimensions & Packaging: 22 cm tall mouth blown glass
Tags: vase, finland, suonenjoki, vessel
Production Technology: Studio made, hand shaped glass
Design Challenge: The challenge of the design is to create movement of river in a way that it flows beautifully with the simplified oval shape. Every vessel of the collection is unique. Therefore all the pieces created must have the same soul, but the unique charisma.
Research: The River vase aims to capture the essence of flowing water with the means of mouth blown glass. The impression is desired to be flowing, free yet harmonious. The contrasts in nature are the main research viewpoint of the collection.
Inspiration: River vase is inspired by a blue river located in Suonenjoki Finland. The collection plays with the elegance of the movement of liquid glass that is frozen into a stasis that is fragile yet forever. The rhythm of the glass making process ensures that every vessel has unique splashes of color that mimic the dance of flowing rivee water. Every vase has their own breath. Its a methaphor for a soul of a piece that makes it more than mere interior object.
Project Duration: River vase is designed in 2021 for the city of Suonenjoki
Operation Flow: Studio made vessels are expertly handcrafted in Finland. Each mouth blown object has unique watery texture and is signed by hand. There are soda bubbles on the bottom that react with light. The design philosophy behind the series is to create elegant, timeless and durable everyday objects. The vases gain their value from their high quality and design.
Patents: Sini Majuri, Helsinki, Finland
Image Credits: Sini Majuri, Helsinki, Finland