Flora Multifunctional Vase by Lorena Sauras

Flora Multifunctional Vase by Lorena Sauras is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojKhoom Siv Hauv Tsev· 2023

Flora Multifunctional Vase

by Lorena Sauras

Client: Sauras Designs

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Khoom Siv Hauv Tsev Category

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The Design

About Flora Multifunctional Vase

Flora yog lub vase thiab sawv ntsug. Cov khoom siv tes ua khoom siv tes ua lub hauv paus uas lub hom phiaj los pab koj nyob tam sim no thiab tsom mus rau cov ntsiab lus ntuj uas nyob ib puag ncig lub neej niaj hnub txhawb kev sib raug zoo nrog cov xwm txheej hauv ib puag ncig. Ib txoj hauv kev los txhawb cov paj thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo mus rau qib uas lawv tsim nyog. Amazed los ntawm kev zoo nkauj ntawm xwm thaum evolving nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm Flora tau tsim los ua ib qho khoom plig rau lub tswv yim ntawm metamorphosis ntawm cov nroj tsuag. Paj thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab lus tib yam, lawv tsuas yog nyob rau hauv txawv theem ntawm lawv lub neej.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Flora Multifunctional Vase yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Flora Multifunctional Vase xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Flora Multifunctional Vase ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flora is a vase and a stand. A sculptural centerpiece that aims to help you stay present and focus on the natural elements that surround our daily life promoting an intimate relationship with nature in the domestic environment. A way to elevate flowers and fruits to the level they deserve.
Dimensions & Packaging: Flora is made out of 3 pieces of snow white translucent Alabaster consisting of a central pillar and 2 round plates, a glass tube insert and natural cork to adjust joints.
Dimensions, 340 mm Diameter x 300 mm Height
Tags: Vase, Multifunctional Stand, Stand, Fruit Stand, Multifunctional Vase, Centerpiece
Production Technology: Alabaster has been considered a spiritual material helping to free the being and purify the soul. A material full of positive energy that can help us focus and connect with the simple pleasures in life.⁠ In love with this beautiful, translucent alabaster for a long time, Flora is expertly handcrafted and hand finished by master artisans in Spain using the purest Alabaster quarried in the center of my homeland, the Ebro Valley in Aragon, Spain. A hand blown glass tube completes the piece.
Design Challenge: Alabaster is a delicate material that can easily deteriorate with water. The piece requires a special treatment that helps to protect the surface without altering the beauty of the piece. The central pillar was originally conceived differently but due to the specific characteristics and fragility of the alabaster, the shape needed to be adjusted. Finally to create a smooth assembly experience and stabilize the connections between the alabaster pieces, natural cork is used in the connection points to prevent breakage and scratches during assembly.
Research: I wanted to create a piece that was a sanctuary and a spiritual home for flowers, leaves, and fruits. Alabaster has been used throughout history in architecture, decoration and sculpture in churches and cathedrals. As the opposite of marble, alabaster feels warm and induces feelings of peace and calm. Its translucency evokes the fragility of nature.
Inspiration: I have always been amazed by the beauty of nature while evolving in time. Focusing on this principle I designed Flora as a tribute to the concept of metamorphosis of plants. Flowers and fruits are in essence the same thing, they are just at different stages of their lives. Even though not every flower results in a fruit, any fruit we enjoy was at one time a flower and those fruits contain in turn the seeds for future flowers.
Project Duration: Flora was originally designed in 2017 and made out of resin in 3 pieces in San Francisco as a personal project. After further development and adjustments in shape and dimensions the piece was made in a Luxurious Alabaster Stone and blown glass in Spain. The first Alabaster prototype was exhibited in Superstudio Piu during Milan Design Week in September 2021. Final design and production was achieved in 2022.
Operation Flow: The central vase acts as a pillar where the two round plates are inserted to create the stand. The glass tube accommodates water and flowers. It can be removed to easily replace or add water and to be cleaned.