River Ipu Wai by Sini Majuri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

HaoLako Hale· 2022

River Ipu Wai

by Sini Majuri

Client: Icy Design Oy

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Hale Category

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Colors

The Design

About River Ipu Wai

He ipu aniani puhi waha ʻo River i hoʻoulu ʻia e kahi muliwai polū ma Suonenjoki, Finelona. He 22 kenimika ke kiʻekiʻe o kēia ipu, a he ʻano ʻohuʻohu maʻalahi kona kuahiwi. Ua hana lima ʻia kēlā me kēia ipu ma kahi hale hana ma Finelona, no laila, kūʻokoʻa ke kahe ʻana o ke kala i loko o nā papa aniani o kēlā me kēia mea. Neʻe ke kala ma luna o ka ʻili e like me ke kahe ʻana o ka wai. Hoʻopili nā hune soda liʻiliʻi ma lalo me ka mālamalama. Kaha lima ʻia kēlā me kēia ipu me ka inoa. Hoʻohui kēia hoʻolālā i ke ʻano Kandinavia mālie me ka ʻenehana puhi aniani Finelona e hana i mea maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā, mea kūpaʻa a mau loa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā River Ipu Wai i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā River Ipu Wai he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā River Ipu Wai no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

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