SHIVA VASE

by Ettore Sottsass, 1973

Shiva is the charismatic name of the vase created by Ettore Sottsass in 1973, which has been produced by BD Barcelona ever since. TAGWERC, an official partner of BD Barcelona, offers the Shiva vase as a certified original. According to BD Barcelona, Sottsass regularly traveled to Barcelona in the early 1970s for love. This was the time when BD Barcelona was just being formed, and the paths of the BD founders and Sottsass crossed in the Catalan metropolis. The story goes that the Shiva vase entered design history as the fruit of his love for a young Catalan woman.

Manufacturer bd Barcelona
material Ceramic | Glazed
On display in the Essen showroom
Shipping in appx. 2-4 weeks
Including quality check


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The fact is that Sottsass had already traveled to India, among other places, in the 1950s and 1960s and his vase the name of the Hindu deity Shiva Shiva, the god of opposites, is often depicted not by a pictorial figure, but by a "lingam," a symbol. The representation, in the form of a rounded stone, varies and sometimes vaguely resembles a stylized phallus.

Ceramics & Size

The Shiva Vase is one of Sottsass's first ceramic works, followed by other ceramics about ten years later as part of the Memphis Design movement. The pink ceramic vase is glazed. It measures 23 centimeters in height and 17 centimeters in width. The sculptural vase is seven centimeters deep.

Collectors and design connoisseurs

The Shiva vase has a flat base, giving it excellent stability. Whether as an eye-catching piece on a sideboard or shelf, or as a flower vase on a table or windowsill, the Shiva vase is guaranteed to delight any design enthusiast who appreciates the advantages of a design classic. white. The Shiva vase is classically pink. A gold version of the vase served as a prize and was specially designed for the 10th edition of the "Signes Price Awards," an award for design students. blue version of the Shiva vase is available online – while supplies last. TAGWERC Design STORE and analog in TAGWERC Showroom Available for design classics in Essen.

Design classics and furniture masterpieces

BD Barcelona BD Barcelona is one of the world's most unique brands in the field of artistic interior design. In contrast to mass production, BD Barcelona focuses on handcrafted artifacts, limited editions, design classics, and furniture works of art. The BD Barcelona Art Edition comprises handcrafted art objects – exclusive, unique, and of timeless elegance and value. TAGWERC, as an official partner of BD Barcelona, offers the original designs from the BD Barcelona Art Edition both online and in stores.

material

  • material
  • Color
  • glazed ceramic
  • Pink

dimension

  • length
  • Width
  • Height
  • Weight
  • 17.00 cm
  • 7.00 cm
  • 23.00 cm
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Special features

  • Suitable for outdoor use
  • No

Designer Ettore Sottsass Jr. holding a Leica camera.
Austrian designer Ettore Sottsass Jr. sitting on a sofa wearing a necklace.
Austrian Ettore Sottsass Jr. wearing welding goggles with smoke in front of his face.
Originally in love. Design objects by Ettore Sottsass in the TAGWERC Design STORE.

Ettore Sottsass is among the most avant-garde designers of the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of Studio Alchimias and the founder of the Milanese Memphis Group. His designs break with convention, are expressive and colorful. Designs like Ultrafragola are hallmarks of the Austrian-born designer.

vase Shiva