Cross Blown Glass Vase by Bodil Kjaer for Cassina

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Bodil kjaer cross blown glass for cassina an unmistakable aesthetic language that uses priceless blown extra-clear glass to make an … Read more Bodil kjaer cross blown glass for cassina an unmistakable aesthetic language that uses priceless blown extra-clear glass to make an elegant vase in the form of a cross, designed to hold a flower in each of the four spaces inside of it. Bodil kjær designed cross in the early 1960s with the idea of creating vases that would support the stems of flowers to highlight their beauty in a natural way. Indeed, the characteristic cross shape allows the focus to be on the individual flower or to use several vases to form dramatic interlocking compositions. Cassina re-edits the cross vases in three sizes, two of which maintain their original dimensions. While the vase is blown inside the cast-iron mould, the surface is delicately hammered, each tap delivered with slightly different force, making every piece one-of-a-kind structure coloured blown glass colours extra-clear glass, apple green and aqua. Size small, medium, large an unmistakable aesthetic language that uses priceless blown glass to make an elegant vase in the form of a cross, designed to hold a flower in each of the four spaces inside of it. Bodil kjær designed cross in the early 1960s with the idea of creating vases that would support the stems of flowers to highlight their beauty in a natural way. Indeed, the characteristic cross shape allows the focus to be on the individual flower or to use several vases to form dramatic interlocking compositions. Cassina re-edits the cross vases in three sizes, two of which maintain their original dimensions. While the vaseis blown inside the cast-iron mould, the surface is delicately hammered, each tap delivered with slightly different force, making every piece one-of-a-kind. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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