Pikku Vaas by Sini Majuri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Brons in Beeldende Kunst en Kunstinstallatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsBeeldende Kunst· 2022

Pikku Vaas

by Sini Majuri

Client: Icy Design Oy

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Beeldende Kunst Category

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The Design

About Pikku Vaas

Pikku is een kleine vaas gemaakt van gerecycled afvalglas. Elk object wordt mondgeblazen, met de hand vormgegeven, gesigneerd en genummerd. Het ritme van het glasblaasproces creëert unieke kleurspetters binnen de glaslagen. De collectie is geïnspireerd op zeepbellen en op de bewegingen van penseelstreken in abstracte schilderkunst. Elke vaas is 100 mm hoog en is verkrijgbaar in roze, blauw en paars. Wanneer licht door het glas valt, weerspiegelt de schaduw van het object het innerlijke kleurenspel. Pikku combineert duurzaam denken met de Scandinavische designfilosofie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Pikku Vaas is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Pikku Vaas wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Pikku Vaas bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Studio made Pikku vase is hand shaped from recycled waste glass. The rhythm of the glass making process ensures that every vessel has unique splashes of color that mimic the dance of brush strokes of abstract impression. Every vase has their own breath. Its a metaphor for a soul of a piece that makes it more than mere interior object. Pikku combines sustainable thinking with Scandinavian design philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: Studio made glass. Hand shaped. Free formed. 100 mm tall.
Tags: glass, vessel, vase, design, object, finland
Production Technology: Pikku Collection mixes cool North with capricious Finnish glass blowing techniques that allow color flow freely within the glass layers. Glass collection is available in pink, blue and purple. Vessels are mouth blown and shaped by hand, signed and numbered.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge of the glass vase project is to use color in an abstract way and still create harmoniouss impressions. The scale of the object is small, therefore finding the balance between movement and shape is challenging. The glass making process of the collection is mixing traditional glass blowing techniques in a fresh and new way.
Research: The Pikku Collection experiments with the contrasting nature of the glass medium. How voluminous glass can look weightless and how the optics of the glass influence the movement of color. The collection aims to reflect recycled glass as a material of a high quality.
Inspiration: The recycled glass collection of small vases is inspired by soap bubbles and romantic movies. The philosophy of the vase is that the small details in our life are precious. In the hectic world it is important to pay attention to a single flower.
Project Duration: The project started in 2022 and was first exhibited in the Museum of Fine Arts Eemil, Lapinlahti, Finland.
Operation Flow: The design philosophy of the Pikku collection is to create small everyday objects that bring joy and serenity into our everyday life. The moment when a studio made vessel with bright colors is used is special. When light is gleaming trough the glass, the shadow of the piece comes alive reflecting the inner color play.
Patents: Sini Majuri, Helsinki, Finland
Image Credits: Sofie Jokinen, Helsinki, Finland
Sini Majuri, Helsinki, Finland