River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau by Sini Majuri

River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau by Sini Majuri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

UʻameaMeafale· 2022

River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau

by Sini Majuri

Client: Icy Design Oy

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau

Book Text: O le Vaitafe o se fagu tioata gaosia i le manava i le musuia mai i se vaitafe lanumoana i Suonenjoki, Finilani. O le fagu e 22 senitimita le maualuga ma e faatagata masani lona foliga. O ipu taitasi e fai i le sitiuto ma faafoliga i lima i Finilani, o lea e tulaga ese ai le tafe o lanu i totonu o vaega tioata. E gaoioi le lanu i luga o le vaomu e pei o le tafe o le vai. O pa'u itiiti soda o loo i lalo e fegalegaleai ma le malamalama. E sainia lima ia fagu uma. O le mamanu e faatasia ai le foliga toafilemu Sakenafiane ma le gaosiga tioata Finilani e fatuina ai se mea faaaoga i aso uma e le masae ma e leai se taimi e mafai ona sese ai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai River Fagu Vaeluaga o Fugalaau ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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