Sakura Enigmatic Vase by Arturo Erbsman

Gaia vase by Arturo Erbsman The name GAIA expresses its origin - 'from the earth' and is inspired by the earliest form of Japanese Ikebana style called Tatehana, or “standing flowers”. GAIA is a contemporary shallow vase designed to receive one or several single stem flowers in a unique arrangement. Carefully sculpted in a capsule shape from a single block of soft pink onyx, it is also available in Carrara marble. The vase comes with eleven holes that differ in diameter and has superficial chambers for each stem. Focusing on shape and line, simplicity and nature GAIA is an exquisite centerpiece for your everyday rituals. Due to their natural origin (onyx and marble), variations may exist and are to be embraced, making each vase truly one of a kind. Materials: Pink onyx. Also available in Carrara marble Dimensions: W36 x D10 x H4 cm Arturo Erbsman is a French designer whose works reflect different points of intersection between manufactured objects and the four elements of nature. He focuses on showing the delicacy of distinct aspects of water like ice, snow, stalactites, condensation and vapor in his handmade lighting objects. He derives his source of inspiration from his faraway travels and from closely observing natural phenomena of everyday life. Arturo Erbsman 2017 Salone Satellite 20 years of creativity - Milan Design Week 2016 Château de Maisons-Laffitte, France 2016 Design Stars / IFFS - Singapore design week 2015 Nature(s) Galerie Glassbox / Mains d’Oeuvre - COP21 Paris 2015 Now le Off - Paris design week 2015 Salone Satellite 2015 - Milan design week 2015 Maison&Objet, Parcours d'inspiration Nature Made - Paris 2015 Equations design at Cité des sciences et de l'industrie - Paris 2014 I designer del futuro at La Rinascente - Milan 2014 Biennale Interieur - Kortrijk, Belgium 2014 Experience/s at Bastille Design Center for the Designer's days - Paris 2014 Salone Satellite 2014 – Milan design week 2014 Formes at Cité des sciences et de l’industrie – Paris 2013 Salone Satellite 2013 – Milan Design Week 2013 Ambiente 2013 – Frankfurt 2013 Ecobat 2013 – Paris 2013 DMY International Design Festival – Berlin...

Eclipse table lamp by Arturo Erbsman (Handcrafted design artwork by Arturo Erbsman) Limited edition, signed and numbered Dimensions: 85 x 49 x 23 ...

The Sakura glass Art collection uses cherry blossoms as its inspiration.“I am bewitched by spring”, Maarten Vrolijk explains. “Where I grew up in small Dutch town. There was a very special cherry tree in our garden that I felt very connected to in a certain way"". ""I regard my Sakura glass as a canvas where I paint with the various glass pieces like a painter with his paint”. As a child there was something magical about how the black dark branches were converted into something magnificent in the form of cherry blossom that was apparent everywhere. I could not understand how people could keep on working or carry on living in the normal way when this miracle was in progress and nature was wakening again. Children see more clearly. As adults we are so busy fighting for our own egos, for money, success, a bigger house and suchlike that we forget what is important. ” The glass vessels are recognised with their outgrowth of colored glass fragments. The volatility in accomplishing the exceptional thickness of his vases creates a risky balance between strength and delicacy. The thermal stress caused when trying to equalize the interior and exterior temperature of the cooling vessels, is fraught with the threat of breakage. The vessels show show a duality between the crystalline clarity posed against their substantial physical impact. To create each piece, a meticulously patterned bed...

'Sakura TFO23024' is a unique sculptural glass vase covered in an organic adornment of glass shards by the Dutch artist, Maarten Vrolijk. The piece has been flame polished to soften...