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The designer of this Ewer has borrowed an elegant Islamic form from 14 century works of glass and metal work produced in Egypt and Syria. The pattern is Italian, an elegant filigree technique known as Lattcino, achieved by blowing the vessel with clear and white glass canes. The ewer was, however, likely made in northern Europe or France in a pervasive imitation of Italian glass call ‘in Venetian style.’
Photographed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Luna Ikuta is an artist and designer whose work draws from biology, material science, and media. Operating within multidisciplinary fields, her diverse portfolio emerges from alchemical processes, experimenting with both organic and industrial mediums. Her Distilled Essence (2023), a multi-sensory installation, showcases preserved transparent botanicals, planted within decanters and handblown glass vessels. Drawing inspiration from the Diphylleia Grayi – a flower with the unique phenomenon of turning transparent when wet – Ikuta pioneered a method to replicate this visual characteristic across a myriad of plant species.
Continue reading Luna Ikuta’s Distilled Essence at Descanso Gardens
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Inside this glass dome are vessels printed from sugar. The dome has an indented opening, inviting museum visitors to take a whiff of the objects inside; and yes, they smelled like Cotton Candy. Continue reading Eye On Design: Scented 3D Printed Cotton Candy Dishes
Seriously, you can get wasted just looking at this thing!
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