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Pro Materia et ses partenaires co-organisateurs - le [CIAV] Centre international dArt Verrier, Verreum, Iittala et Vessel Gallery, prsentent lexposition inaugurale de GLASS IS TOMORROW qui dbutera Paris dans le cadre prestigieux de A Glass House, dans le parcours off de Maison & Objet (18 - 23 janvier 2013). Lexposition dvoile au grand public plus de soixante objets qui ont t conus et raliss durant les workshops organiss en 2011-2012 Nuutajrvi (Finlande), Nov Bor (Rpublique tchque) et Meisenthal (France). Ces nouvelles typologies dobjets du quotidien seront par la suite exposes dans dautres villes europennes. L tape parisienne de lexposition est organise en partenariat avec QUANTUM GLASS TM, sur une scnographie dArik Levy et SAAZS, avec le soutien de ROBBA. Elle se poursuivra ensuite du 14 au 31 mars 2013 la Biennale internationale de Design Saint-Etienne, en collaboration avec la Cit du Design et les verreries de Saint-Just. www.glassistomorrow.eu

PROPOS DU PROJET:
GLASS IS TOMORROW est un rseau europen, n en juin 2011, avec le soutien du programme Culture (2007-2013) de lUnion europenne. Il vise crer un flux dchange de connaissances et de comptences en tissant des liens durables entre les verriers et les designers en Europe. Durant trois workshops, Nuutajrvi (FI), Nov Bor (CZ) et Meisenthal (FR), designers et souffleurs de verre ont eu loccasion de se rencontrer, dchanger, dexplorer ensemble les contraintes, les potentialits et lesthtique du verre contemporain et ses diffrentes techniques de ralisation. Autour de trois thmes, les Empilements (Stackability), lArgenture du Verre (Silver Glass) et Hors du Moule (Out of the Mould), ils ont tent de dvelopper de nouvelles typologies dobjets du quotidien. Les prototypes des pices crs durant ces workshops ainsi que le projet GLASS IS TOMORROW sont prsent mis lhonneur au sein dune exposition itinrante, accompagne de photos et vidos signes James Bort et dune publication largement illustre par les photographies de Anne Croquet et Guy Rebmeister.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CULTURE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION :

LE LIEU ET PARTENAIRES DE LEXPOSITION:

QUANTUM GLASS TM, une marque du groupe Saint-Gobain qui commercialise des vitrages actifs allant au-del des vertus classiques du verre, collabore lorganisation de lexposition. QUANTUM GLASS se veut la pointe des technologies verrires actives & innovantes afin de faciliter lmergence de projets architecturaux davant-garde qui suscitent lmotion et repoussent les frontires de la crativit. A Glass House, le studio interactif de QUANTUM GLASS TM, situ dans lancienne galerie dart de Claude Berri, amnage par Jean Nouvel, se veut un espace ddi au verre hybride et linnovation. QUANTUM GLASS y propose aux architectes, prescripteurs et au grand public de dcouvrir, au cur de Paris, les multiples possibilits quoffrent les verres hybrides de la marque. A Glass House propose galement une programmation culturelle riche et lespace a le plaisir daccueillir lexposition GLASS IS TOMORROW du 18 janvier au 22 fvrier 2013.

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Pro Materia and its co-organizing partners, [CIAV]- Centre International dArt Verrier, VERREUM, Iittala and Vessel Gallery, present the inaugural exhibition GLASS IS TOMORROW at the prestigious venue A Glass House in Paris, in the off events programme of Maison & Objet (18 - 23 Jan 2013). The touring exhibition will unveil the glass objects. Over sixty prototypes have been produced during three workshops organized in 2011-2012 in Nuutajrvi (Finland), Nov Bor (Czech Republic) and Meisenthal (France). These new typologies will be exhibited, after Paris, in a series of other European cities. The first step of this touring exhibition is organized in partnership with QUANTUM GLASS TM, with a scenography by Arik Levy and SAAZS, supported by ROBBA. The second step of the exhibition will be the International Design Biennial in Saint-Etienne from 14 until 31 March 2013 in collaboration with la Cit du Design and Saint-Just Glassworks. www.glassistomorrow.eu

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

GLASS IS TOMORROW is a European project, which aims at establishing a more fluid exchange of knowledge and competencies between glass and design professionals in the north, south, east and west of Europe. Supported by the Culture (2007-2013) program of the European Union, GLASS IS TOMORROW promotes a high level of craft and design in contemporary glass. The project was launched on June 1st 2011, and three workshops were organized, in Nuutajrvi (FI), Nov Bor (CZ), Meisenthal (FR), during which glassblowers and designers teamed up to produce glass pieces. Glass aesthetics and techniques were explored by the tandems in order to develop new typologies of everyday objects. The project opened up new potentialities and generated dialogue about the conception, production and distribution of glass pieces by experimenting around three themes: Stackability, Silver Glass and Out of the Mould.The prototypes created during the workshops as well as the GLASS IS TOMORROW project are now presented to the public through a touring exhibition and publication, featuring pictures and videos signed by James Bort and photography by Anne Croquet and Guy Rebmeister.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CULTURE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION :

ABOUT THE LOCATION AND PARTNER IN PARIS:

QUANTUM GLASS TM is part of the Saint-Gobain group. The brand strives to be at the forefront of energyintelligent glass technologies with the aim to facilitate the creation of cutting-edge architectural projects and products that excite emotion and push back the boundaries of creativity. QUANTUM GLASS is able to supply glass solutions that can become clear or translucent on demand, can act as a heating or lighting source, etc. A Glass House is the interactive studio of Quantum Glass. Its located in the former Espace Claude Berri designed by Jean Nouvel, in the heart of Paris. The gallery is now dedicated to the interactive glass solutions offered by QUANTUM GLASS TM. A Glass House proposes a rich cultural programming. Several times per year, interactive artworks made by artists, architects and designers and using QUANTUM GLASSs technologies are presented to the public. A Glass House is pleased to host the GLASS IS TOMORROW exhibition from January 18th till February 22nd, 2013.

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PROPOS DES PARTENAIRES:

dans le quartier de Notting Hill Londres. La galerie se veut un ple central pour ceux qui apprcient le design de qualit et la beaut des objets, au but aussi bien fonctionnel que dcoratif. Des pices contemporaines en verre et cramique de la plus haute qualit ont t importes de par le monde. Vessel Gallery offre ses clients une slection d objets allant de pices fonctionnelles de design scandinave (Hackman, Stelton, Iittala, Orrefors, Arabia), des pices de collection au design italien beaucoup plus flamboyant (Venini, Salviati, Arcade), en passant par le meilleur du talent britannique local.
www.vesselgallery.com

Vessel Gallery (GB) Vessel Gallery est situe

consultance en design qui a t cre Bruxelles (BE) par Lise Coirier en 1999. Forte de 20 ans dexprience dans le domaine de la promotion des industries cratives, Pro Materia est reconnue comme plateforme de promotion et de communication du design en Belgique et linternational. Lise Coirier a t commissaire de plusieurs expositions sur le design belge et est lauteur de plusieurs ouvrages de rfrence dans ce secteur. Elle a lanc et a anim plusieurs projets europens, dont Human Cities et Glass is Tomorrow. Elle est aussi la fondatrice et rdactrice en chef de TL Magazine. Pro Materia est leader du projet Glass is Tomorrow, soutenu par le programme Culture (2007-2013) de lUnion europenne.
www.promateria.be

Pro Materia (BE) Pro Materia est une agence de

Centre international dArt Verrier [CIAV] Meisenthal (FR) fut cr en 1992

dans le but de prserver et de valoriser les filires du verre traditionnel en perte de vitesse dans les Vosges du nord. Install dans lancienne taillerie de la verrerie de Meisenthal, le [CIAV] est un ple de ressource technique qui prend le parti de valoriser la culture verrire de son territoire, en hybridant tradition et innovation, crativit et application industrielle, culture enracine et culture internationale. L objectif du CIAV, tablissement public de dveloppement et de valorisation dune filire, est de revitaliser un territoire partir de sa mmoire, quil confronte de nouveaux regards dans des projets de recherches cratives, de mdiations avec les publics et dditions.

www.ciav-meisenthal.fr

Iittala (FI) a t fonde en 1881 par Petrus Magnus Abrahamsson. Durant les annes 20 et 30, des crateurs tels qu Alvar et Aino Aalto, ont ouvert la voie la cration dans le verre en mettant laccent la fois sur la beaut de l objet, linnovation et la fonctionnalit. Aujourdhui, Iittala continue crer des objets en verre la fois attractifs et fonctionnels et, depuis 2003, la marque de renom international a ajout dautres matriaux son portefeuille de produits, tels la cramique ou encore le mtal. prsent, Iittala noffre plus seulement des objets en verre souffl ses clients, mais tout un ventail de produits utilitaires pour la cuisine, les arts de la table et mme la dcoration. Depuis 2012, Harri Koskinen est le design director dIittala.
www.iittala.com

VERREUM (CZ) En 2009, SPACE CZ a cr sa

propre marque, VERREUM, dans le but de promouvoir et de commercialiser des verreries de Bohme de qualit artisanale en Rpublique tchque et ltranger. En plus de sa production propre de verre argent, SPACE CZ tente, au travers de partenariats avec dautres centres de verre locaux, de prserver la tradition du verre tchque fait main. Son approche est de combiner les techniques ancestrales, utilises depuis des sicles en Rpublique tchque avec les ides innovantes de designers contemporains. En 2010-2012, la marque a lanc une nouvelle collection de verre argent en collaboration avec des designers de renom tels Studio Olgoj Chorchoj et Rony Plesl, ainsi quArik Levy et Sebastien Herkner.

www.verreum.cz

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ABOUT THE CO-ORGANIZERS:

based in Notting Hill, London. It aims to be a modern Mecca for all those who appreciate good design and beauty in their life, both to look at and to use. The best contemporary glass and ceramic pieces available have been sourced globally. People can view a taster selection of ranges which cover iconic Scandinavian functional design (Hackman, Stelton, Iittala, Orrefors, Arabia), flamboyant, collectible Italian art glass (Venini, Salviati, Arcade), plus the best of home-grown talent.
www.vesselgallery.com

Vessel Gallery (GB) Vessel is a store-cum-gallery

Pro Materia (BE) Pro Materia is a Creative Design Consultancy Agency launched in 1999 as a nonprofit organization. For years, it has been recognised as a platform and incubator of existing and emerging talents in design and contemporary crafts in Belgium and abroad. With her 15 years of experience in the field of promoting creative industries, Pro Materia is driven by Lise Coirier founder and editor-in-chief of TL Magazine, a design quarterly since 2009 - who also acts as an international curator and author in the field of contemporary design. Pro Materia is leading Glass is Tomorrow, the European project supported by the EU Culture Programme (2007-2013).
www.promateria.be

The cradle of Art Nouveau glass, enabled mile Gall to revolutionise the glass industry. This tradition for innovation lives on. The Centre international dArt Verrier [CIAV] was created in 1992 in order to preserve the regional glassmaking skills of north-eastern France. It gave new contemporary perspectives to the traditional branches of the glass industry. Remaining in constant contact with the region, the [CIAV] is the heir to five centuries of glass industry in the North Vosges. Its furnace burns on the site of the Meisenthal glassworks, which had been closed since 1969.
www.ciav-meisenthal.fr

Centre International dArt Verrier in Meisenthal [CIAV] (FR)

Iittala (FI) Iittala specialises in tableware, cook-

ware and house wares, and the production of glass design. The company was founded in 1881 by Swede Petrus Magnus Abrahamsson. Due to a lack of skilled glassblowers in Finland, the original Iittala workforce was brought over from Sweden, Belgium and Germany. It was not until the 1920s and 1930s, that Iittala as we know it came into being. In that era of burgeoning creativity, Iittala began to produce more artistic pieces. Artists like Alvar and Aino Aalto led the way in creating glassware that was beautiful, modern and functional. Today, Iittala continues to create glassware that is as attractive as it is functional. In 2003, Iittala added materials including ceramics and metal to its product portfolio. These days, Iittala offers its consumers not only glass, but all the essential items for cooking, setting the table and even decorating the home. Timeless design since 1881. Since 2012, Harri Koskinen is acting as Design Director of Iitalla.

VERREUM (CZ) In 2009, SPACE CZ created its

own brand, VERREUM, to promote and sell hand-made Bohemian glass in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. SPACE CZ, which doesnt have its own glassworks, collaborates with various Czech studios to keep the traditional glassmaking techniques alive. VERREUM mixes these old techniques, used in the Czech Republic for many centuries, with ideas from well-known Czech designers of today. In 2010, the brand launched a new collection of vases, in cooperation with leading Czech designers (studio Olgoj Chorchoj and Rony Plesl), which was presented at several international exhibitions and fairs around the world. Throughout 2010, VERREUM worked with foreign designers as well, cooperating with Michael Koenig, Sebastian Herkner and Arik Levy on new silvered glass design collections. The silvered glass VERREUM is promoting was first made in the 1840s, and became the focus of glassworks in Bohemia.

www.iittala.com

www.verreum.com

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DESIGNERS ET SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE AYANT PRIS PART AUX WORKSHOPS

Designers: Werner Aisslinger (DE), Lena Bergstrm (SE), Pierre Bindreiff/V8 (FR), Tim Brauns (DE), Studio Brichet -Ziegler (FR), Tina Bunyaprasit (DE), Studio Bystro Design (CZ), Sebastien Cordoleani (FR), Pierre Favresse (FR), Sbastien Geissert/V8 (FR), Verena Gompf (D), Alfredo Hberli (CH), Mendel Heit (DE), Sebastien Herkner (D), Klra Horkov (CZ), Lucie Koldova (CZ), Wing Lam Kwok (BE), Arik Levy (ISR), Cecilie Manz (DK), Studio Olgoj Chorchoj (CZ), Dagmar Pnkov (CZ), Rony Plesl (CZ), Tadas Podrack (CZ), Leo Smejkal (CZ), Maxim Velovsk (CZ), Hubert Verstraeten (BE), Heikki Viinikainen (FI), Dan Yeffet (ISR) Souffleurs de verre: Antoine Brodin (FR), Risn de Buitler (IR), Jacky Fauster (FR), Matteo Gonet (CH), Sara Hulkkonen (FI), Thibault Lafleuri (FR), Richard Loesel (FR), Michal Masek (CZ), Sbastien Maurer (FR), Rea Moisio (FI), Jean-Marc Schilt (FR), Martin tefnek (CZ), Deborah Vollmer (FR), Jeremy Wintrebert (FR), Iittala glass blowers in Nuutajrvi, Verreum glass blowers in Nov Bor.

Alfredo Hberli / GlAss blowers : iittAlA blowers, risn de buitlAr. PHoto: Anne Croquet. Git, 2012

INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES
Exposition du 18 janvier au 22 fvrier 2013 Horaires : 10h-13h / 14h-18h Vernissage presse : jeudi 17 janvier 2013, de 15h 18h 30 / Vernissage ds 19h A Glass House 4, Passage Saint-Avoye, F- 75003 Paris (accs : 8, rue Rambuteau) Mtro Rambuteau/ Parking Pompidou

CONTACT EXPOSITION & PRESSE

Lise Coirier, concept et direction artistique Assiste par : -Laurence Van den Abbeele, coordinatrice de lexposition -Sarah Ledant, coordinatrice ditoriale de la publication Pro Materia Rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil 2 B-1000 Bruxelles T. +32 (0)2 768 25 10 contact@glassistomorrow.eu www.glassistomorrow.eu www.promateria.be www.quantumglass.com/our-showroom-a-glass-house
Pierre fAvresse / GlAss blowers: MAtteo Gonet, reA Moisio. PHoto: Anne Croquet. Git, 2012

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DESIGNERS AND GLASSBLOWERS WHO PARTICIPATED TO THE WORKSHOPS:

Designers: Werner Aisslinger (DE), Lena Bergstrm (SE), Pierre Bindreiff/V8 (FR), Tim Brauns (DE), Studio Brichet -Ziegler (FR), Tina Bunyaprasit (DE), Studio Bystro Design (CZ), Sebastien Cordoleani (FR), Pierre Favresse (FR), Sbastien Geissert/V8 (FR), Verena Gompf (D), Alfredo Hberli (CH), Mendel Heit (DE), Sebastien Herkner (D), Klra Horkov (CZ), Lucie Koldova (CZ), Wing Lam Kwok (BE), Arik Levy (ISR), Cecilie Manz (DK), Studio Olgoj Chorchoj (CZ), Dagmar Pnkov (CZ), Rony Plesl (CZ), Tadas Podrack (CZ), Leo Smejkal (CZ), Maxim Velcovsky (CZ), Hubert Verstraeten (BE), Heikki Viinikainen (FI), Dan Yeffet (ISR) Glassblowers: Antoine Brodin (FR), Risn de Buitler (IR), Jacky Fauster (FR), Matteo Gonet (CH), Sara Hulkkonen (FI), Thibault Lafleuri (FR), Richard Loesel (FR), Michal Masek (CZ), Sbastien Maurer (FR), Rea Moisio (FI), Jean-Marc Schilt (FR), Martin tefnek (CZ), Deborah Vollmer (FR), Jeremy Wintrebert (FR), Iittala glass blowers in Nuutajrvi, Verreum glass blowers in Nov Bor.

Alfredo Hberli / GlAss blowers : iittAlA blowers, risn de buitlAr. PHoto: Anne Croquet. Git, 2012

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Exhibition from 18 January until 22 February 2013 Opening hours: 10 am 1 pm / 2 - 6 pm Press preview: Thursday 17 January 2013, from 3 pm till 6.30 pm / Opening: from 7 pm A Glass House 4, Passage Saint-Avoye, F- 75003 Paris (access : 8, rue Rambuteau) Metro station Rambuteau/ Parking Pompidou

CONTACT EXPOSITION & PRESSE

Lise Coirier, concept and art direction Assisted by - Laurence Van den Abbeele, exhibition coordination - Sarah Ledant, publication coordination Pro Materia Rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil 2 B-1000 Brussels +32 (0)2 768 25 10 contact@glassistomorrow.eu www.glassistomorrow.eu www.promateria.be www.quantumglass.com/our-showroom-a-glass-house

Pierre fAvresse / GlAss blowers: MAtteo Gonet, reA Moisio. PHoto: Anne Croquet. Git, 2012

JAMes bort (worksHoP verreuM, CZ)

PARTICIPANTS WORKSHOP NUUTJARVI WITH IITTALA

DESIGNERS

LUCIE KOLDOVA (CZ)

DAN YEFFET (ISR)

CECILIE MANZ (DK)

RONY PLESL (CZ)

TADAS PODRACK (CZ)

HUBERT VERSTRAETEN (BE)

HEIKKI VIINIKAINEN (FI)

ALFREDO HBERLI (CH)

SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE / GLASSBLOWERS

ANTOINE BRODIN (FR)

JEREMY WINTREBERT (FR)

RISN DE BUITLAR (IR)

MATTEO GONET (CH)

REA MOISIO (FI)

SARA HULKKONEN (FI)

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SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE / GLASSBLOWERS BLOWERS: IITTALA Aarre Alitalo Kirsi Anttila Jouko Viertokangas Mitsuru Sato Janne Rahunen

Aapo Rikkil Toni Kokkila Petri Jalli Arto Lahtinen Helena Welling

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WORKSHOP NOV BOR WITH VERREUM

DESIGNERS

WING LAM KWOK (BE/HK)

PIERRE FAVRESSE (FR)

MENDEL HEIT (DE)

PIERRE BINDREIFF & SBASTIEN GEISSERT V8 (FR)

KLRA HORCKOV (CZ)

STUDIO BYSTRO DESIGN / DAGMAR PANKOVA AND LEOS SMEJKAL (CZ)

ARIK LEVY (ISR)

MAXIM VELOVSK (CZ)

SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE / GLASSBLOWERS

ANTOINE BRODIN (FR)

JEREMY WINTREBERT (FR)

RISN DE BUITLAR (IR)

MATTEO GONET (CH)

REA MOISIO (FI)

SARA HULKKONEN (FI)

JEAN-MARC SCHILT (FR)

SEBASTIEN MAURER (FR)

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WORKSHOP NUUTJARVI WITH IITTALA

SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE / GLASSBLOWERS BLOWERS: VERREUM Michal Masek Josef Pospichal Ladislav Vol

VERREUM & BLOWERS

MARTIN STEFANEK (CZ)

All photographies James Bort

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WORKSHOP NOV B OR WITH VERREUM

DESIGNERS

STUDIO BRICHETZIEGLER (FR)

SEBASTIEN CORDOLEANI (FR)

SEBASTIEN HERKNER (DE)

TINA BUNYAPRASIT (DE)

WERNER AISSLINGER (DE)

LENA BERGSTRM (SE)

STUDIO OLOGOJ CHORCHOJ (CZ)

TIM BRAUNS (DE)

VERENA GOMPF (DE)

All photographies James Bort

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SOUFFLEURS DE VERRE / GLASSBLOWERS BLOWERS: [ CIAV ] Sbastien Maurer Jean-Marc Schilt Jacky Fauster Richard Loesel Laurent Fichot

JEAN-MARC SCHILT (FR)

SEBASTIEN MAURER (FR)

JEREMY WINTREBERT (FR)

RISN DE BUITLAR (IR)

ANTOINE BRODIN (FR)

MICHAL MASEK (CZ)

All photographies James Bort

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WORKSHOP IN NUUTAJRVI WITH IITTALA (FI)

Bridges between different disciplines must be valued. As designers, we must be open to the formal and technical language of glassblowers. Hubert Verstraeten
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I was able to design my first glass more than a decade ago. But during the workshop, I learned more in a few days than in these past years. It is a great moment when our work finally comes out of the oven
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and our idea hasnt broken (not only in the verbal sense). Alfredo Hberli

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Glass demands precision and velocity. Therefore, know in which direction the project is heading. It is the designer who will give those indications. Antoine Brodin
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For an artist or a designer, it is always great to see differences. Differences are the greatest inspiration. Rony Plesl

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The designer is usually impatient; a good blower must be the opposite. The designer does not want to search but to find, while the blower must seek to find. Rony Plesl
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It is always great to see and hear how the exact same material is approached and treated in different ways. Cecilie Manz

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The essential benefit from this workshop was to brainstorm with our colleagues about all concepts. Normally, this stage in creation is a rather intimate process, and turning it into a debate was very interesting and
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In the evening, some cannot blow anymore, some are still imagining. Alfredo Hberli

enriching. Lucie Koldova + Dan Yeffet

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WORKSHOP IN NOV BOR WITH VERREUM (CZ)

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Like a writer searching for the right words, like a photographer waiting for the perfect moment, we have to go through an evaluation process where we must feel the material and find its limits. Mendel Heit

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GIT is a great jumping off board for both experimentation and realisation of a planned project. Thanks to the intense contact with the blower, ideas are emerging into a new landscape. We went to the hotshop earlier and earlier to be able to spend more time together; you need to get warmed up and practice, just like an semi-improvised choreography. Arik Levy
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The glassblower handles a material whose behaviour is extremely complex. The designer works mostly with the brain, which is just as complex and hard to master. Pierre Bindreiff & Sbastien Geissert
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This working and collaboration experience enhance a very simple issue that is fundamental in this context and every Arik Levy
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days workthe world is about people.

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The glassblower is in direct contact with a moving material. I think this explains a certain fascination for impermanency.
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On the other hand, the designer seems to be leading towards a fixed idea or fixed design. Antoine Brodin

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Designers face the limits of their ideas after the discussion with glassblowers. Glassblowers and designers are both obstinate about perfection. Wing Lam Kwok

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WORKSHOP IN MEISENTHAL WITH [CIAV] (FR) / MOOD BOARD

The richness of the collaboration comes from this equation between the designers Sebastien Cordoleani
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idea and the glassblowers possibilities.

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The idea is that the final result should benefit from all the knowledge combined in the hotshop. Lena Bergstrm

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WORKSHOP IN MEISENTHAL WITH [CIAV] (FR) / MOOD BOARD

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The working process is cadenced by the rhythm of the glass. Antoine Brodin

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Meisenthal is an amazing place to be and it has always revealed that atmosphere, friendliness and a relaxing
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spirit generate a more dedicated and intense output for a collaborative workshop than any other place. Werner Aisslinger

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Although designers come up with ideas, they never really deal with the material itself. For their part, glassblowers have acquired gestural experience. They express themselves through a kind of physical knowledge.
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1- The Phyto Lamp. Designers: Dan Yeffet, Lucie Koldova Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin. Verre moul souffl / Mould blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

2-Babushka Glassware. Designer: Heikki Viinikainen Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Sara Hulkkonen, quipe de souffleurs IITTALA blowers. Verre moul souffl / Mould blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

3-Code Glassware. Designer: Tadeas Podracky Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: quipe de souffleurs IITTALA blowers. Verre moul souffl / Mould blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

4-Feel the Drink Glasses. Designer: Hubert Verstraeten Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Antoine Brodin and Jeremy Wintrebert. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

5-The Bird. Designer: Alfredo Hberli Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

6-Intimacy. Designer: Alfredo Hberli Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

7-The Leather Carafe with Glass. Designer: Tadas Podrack Souffleuse de verre / glassblower: Risn de Buitlar. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

8-Travelling Carafe with Glass. Designer: Tadas Podrack Souffleuse de verre / glassblower: Risn de Buitlar. Verre souffl /Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

9-Water Circles. Designer: Cecilie Manz Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Matteo Gonet. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

10-Sklenice. Designer: Rony Plesl Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Matteo Gonet, Rea Moisio. Verre moul souffl / Mould blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

11-Chinese Girls, glass and carafe. Designer: Rony Plesl Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Matteo Gonet, Rea Moisio. Verre moul souffl / Mould blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

12-The Golden Vase. Designer: Rony Plesl, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: quipe de souffleurs IITTALA blowers. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

13-The Flower Vase. Designer: Alfredo Hberli Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Risn de Buitlar, quipe de souffleurs IITTALA blowers. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

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14-An Object for a Home. Designer: Wing Lam Kwok Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Sara Hulkkonen, Jean-Marc Schilt & Sebastien Maurer, souffleurs de verre VERREUM glass blowers. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass, plateau en bois / wooden lid Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 18-Pater Noster collection. Designers: Pierre Bindreiff, Sebastien Geissert (V8 designers) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Martin tefnek and Risn de Buitlar. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 22-The Nut Seeds. Designers: Dagmar Pnkov, Leo Smejkal (Studio Bystro Design) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Risn de Buitlar and Martin tefnek. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

15-Lighting Composition. Designer: Pierre Favresse Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Rea Moisio, Matteo Gonet. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass, Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

16-Auspuff Vase and Containers. Designer: Mendel Heit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: VERREUM glass blowers / souffleurs de verre VERREUM. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 20-The Silvered Bulb. Designers: Dagmar Pnkov, Leo Smejkal (Studio Bystro Design) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Risn de Buitlar and Martin Stefanek. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

17-The Silvered Light Study. Designer: Mendel Heit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: VERREUM glass blowers / souffleurs de verre VERREUM. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 21-Nut Bowls collection. Designers: Dagmar Pnkov, Leo Smejkal (Studio Bystro Design) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Risn de Buitlar and Martin Stefanek. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 25-The Twisted and Fluid Vases. Designer: Maxim Velcovsky Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

19-The Capsule Candlestick. Designer: Klra Horkov Souffleuse de verre / glassblower: Risn de Buitlar. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

23-The Collar Vases collection. Designer: Arik Levy Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Matteo Gonet, souffleurs de verre Ajeto/Lasvit & VERREUM glass blowers. Verre souffl et argent / Mould blown and silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

24-Sans titre / Untitled. Designers: Pierre Bindreiff, Sbastien Geissert (V8 designers) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: Risn de Buitlar and Martin tefnek. Verre souffl clair ou argent / Free blown glass in clear or silvered glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

26-Some experiments. Designer: Pierre Favresse Souffleur de verre / glassblower : Matteo Gonet. Verre souffl / Free blown glass Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

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27-The Three Vases. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 31-Sans titre / Untitled-1. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 35-Untitled 3, 4, 5. Designers: Caroline Ziegler, Pierre Brichet (Studio BrichetZiegler) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV] Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 28-Wave. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 32-Untitled-2. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 36-Sans titre / Untitled 6. Designers: Caroline Ziegler, Pierre Brichet (Studio BrichetZiegler) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV] Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 29-Carafe Bec. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 33-Second Souffle 1. Designers: Caroline Ziegler, Pierre Brichet (Studio BrichetZiegler) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV] Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 37-Variations on Color. Designer: Sebastien Herkner Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 30-Halo Lamp. Designer: Sebastien Cordoleani Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 34-Second Souffle 2. Designers: Caroline Ziegler, Pierre Brichet (Studio BrichetZiegler) Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV] Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 38-Variations on Color. Designer: Sebastien Herkner Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

39-The Silvered Necklace. Designer: Sebastien Herkner Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

40-The Stackable Composition. Designer: Tina Bunyaprasit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013 44-Distorsion (2). Designer: Tina Bunyaprasit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

41-The Spinning Tops. Designer: Tina Bunyaprasit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

42-Garden Fantasies. Designer: Tina Bunyaprasit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

43-Distorsions. Designer: Tina Bunyaprasit Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

45-The Column Vase. Designer: Verena Gompf Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

46-The Lighting Spots. Designer: Verena Gompf Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

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47-The Red Shade. Designer: Werner Aisslinger Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

48-The Magic Mushrooms. Designer: Werner Aisslinger Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

49-The Torch. Designer: Werner Aisslinger Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

50-The Bubble Gums. Designer: Werner Aisslinger Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Guy Rebmeister / GIT, 2011-2013

51-The Perfume Bottles collection. Designer: Lena Bergstrm Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

52-The Forbidden FruitAdam&Eva. Designer: Lena Bergstrm Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

53-The Climber. Designer: Lena Bergstrm Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

54-The Christmas Ball. Designer: Studio Olgoj Chorchoj Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

55-The Beehive Vases. Designer: Studio Olgoj Chorchoj Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

56-The Green Experience. Designer: Tim Brauns, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

57-Standing Dress Lamp. Designer: Tim Brauns, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

58-The Tulip Lamp. Designer: Tim Brauns, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

59-A Bowl and a Vase. Designer: Tim Brauns, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013

60-A Vase and a Tray. Designer: Tim Brauns, Souffleurs de verre / glassblowers: [CIAV], Jeremy Wintrebert, Antoine Brodin, Michal Masek. Verre moul souffl / Free blown glass and mould Photo: Anne Croquet / GIT, 2011-2013