Etern Karaffel by Zehui Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Bakeutstyr, servise, drikkeutstyr og kokeutstyrdesign Competition Category.

JernKjøkkenutstyr· 2022

Etern Karaffel

by Zehui Ni

Client: ZN Design

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Kjøkkenutstyr Category

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The Design

About Etern Karaffel

Etern er en glasskaraffel designet for vinservering ved middagsbordet. Formen til Etern er inspirert av tidens tverrsnitt, og den buede konturen fremstiller hvert øyeblikk som sitt eget fragment av evigheten. Glass er brukt for sin transparente kvalitet, som viser vinens farge og karets lette fremtoning under dekantering. Når vinen helles, passerer luft gjennom væsken og lufter den. Etern er formet ved glassblåsing, og en egenutviklet prosess ble utviklet for å samsvare med designet. Objektet er ment som en rolig erklæring for bordet.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Etern Karaffel er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Etern Karaffel forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Etern Karaffel respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

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