Iceberg Escultura by Sini Majuri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Sumak Ruray Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiSumak Ruray· 2020

Iceberg Escultura

by Sini Majuri

Client: Sini Majuri

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Sumak Ruray Category

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The Design

About Iceberg Escultura

Icebergsqa ukhupi esculturakunam kanku. Urqukunata t'inkispa, urqu cadenakunata hatarichiy atikunman, yuyaypi siq'ikunata q'ispimanta rurasqakunata. Sapa kutichisqa q'ispi imapa hawanninqa sapallam kachkan. Chayraykum sapa imapas sapallan kayniyuq, almayuq ima. Esculturakunaqa makiwan ruwasqa, firmasqa hinaspa yupaychasqa Finlandiapim kanku. Iceberg esculturakunap qallariy yuyayninqa pachap tikrakuyninta rikuchiymi. Chayraykum kutichisqa q'ispi materialqa llamk'achisqa kachkan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Iceberg Escultura A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Iceberg Escultura ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Iceberg Escultura achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Icebergs are produced as a small scale interior series in Finland. By connecting the interior sculptures, it is possible to build mountain ranges, mental landscapes made of glass. The trick in the decorative items is the cold mark of glass. It gives the objects their inimitable surface structure, like the finger print of an object.
Dimensions & Packaging: The average dimensions of the icebergs are 250 mm x 250 cm x 24 mm
Tags: interior object, sculpture, iceberg, glass, blown glass, decorative
Production Technology: The realization techniques mimic the different states of ice. The dim and frosty surfaces are sandblasted. The colors of the glass are handmade from metal oxides. Surfaces are also cracked hot by dipping hot glass in cold water. Icebergs are mouth blown and shaped in 4 different metal mold.
Design Challenge: The technical challenge was to highlight the recycled materials mistakes in an aesthetic way. This was approached by hand making the glass colors from metal oxides and also by using surface techniques that work in erratic ways. The creative challenge was to capture the fragile nature of Northern scenery into glass.
Research: The challenge was to create a recycled glass interior sculpture that works as a decorative item and get the value from timeless design and Northen scenery. The project highlight the surface textures that are often seen as mistakes of glass, such as a cold mark of the glass. Cold mark occurs when the hot glass touches cold metal and material wrincles. In the decorative items this is used as a surface texture that makes the material look more like ice.
Inspiration: The main philosophy behind the Iceberg sculptures is to reflect the climate change. Therefore the material used is recycled glass. The series is inspired by fragile Northen nature. Textures, colors and the athmosphere of the glass pieces resonate the unparalleled scenery of the icy mountains.
Project Duration: Icebergs were exhibited in Venice Glass Week's HUB in 2019, Scandinavian Pavilion of The Interior Lifestyle Tokyo Japan and Designboom Pavillion in Toronto Interior Design Show.
Operation Flow: Interior sculptures can be arranged into a landscape like installations. The surface of each object is always unique. Ice peaks have multiple surface textures that also create interesting optic illusions and reflections. When light is gleaming trough the glass, shadow looks like water.
Image Credits: Heidi-Hanna Karhu