Brut Vessels

Date:
2019

Client:
Self Initiated

Material:
Glass

Photo:
Jonah Takagi

Created in partnership with the Centre International de Recherche sur le Verre et les Arts Plastiques (CIRVA), the Brut Vessels draw their inspiration from both the rich textures of Marseille and the board formed concrete of Le Corbusier's 1952 Unite d'Habitation. Working closely with the artists and technicians at CIRVA, each piece begins with a one off mold created from precisely machined refractory bricks and ceramic sheets. Hot glass is then blown into the mold and allowed to cool slightly before the form is dismantled, liberating the blown glass vessel from its confines. Each piece is unique; one mold yields one vessel.