Etern Etern by Zehui Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìdáná, Ohun-èlò Oúnjẹ, Ohun Mímu àti Ohun Ìṣe Oúnjẹ Competition Category.

IrinOhun-èlò Ìdáná· 2022

Etern Etern

by Zehui Ni

Client: ZN Design

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ìdáná Category

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The Design

About Etern Etern

Etern jẹ́ ìgò dígí tí a ṣe fún dídà wáìnì sórí tábìlì oúnjẹ. Àpẹrẹ Etern gba awokose lati abala akan-igba, ìrísí rẹ̀ tí ó yíká sì ń fi àkọ̀tán kọ̀ọ̀kan hàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí àbùkù ayérayé rẹ̀. Dígí ni a lò nítorí ìhalẹ̀ tí ó ń jẹ́ kí ẹ̀nìkan rí àwọ̀ wáìnì àti bí ìgò náà ṣe ń farahàn ní fẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ nígbà tí a bá ń da wáìnì náà. Bí a bá ń dà wáìnì, afẹ́fẹ́ a máa ré inú omi náà kọjá, tí yóò sì mú kí ó ní afẹ́fẹ́ nínú. A ṣe Etern nípa ìfẹ́ dígí (glass blowing), a sì ṣe ìlànà pàtàkì kan láti bá àpẹrẹ náà mu. Iṣẹ́ ọnà yìí jẹ́ àpẹẹrẹ ìdákẹ́jẹ́ẹ́ fún tábìlì oúnjẹ.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Etern Etern jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Etern Etern yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Etern Etern nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

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