The fact is that Sottsass had already traveled to India and other countries in the 1950s and 1960s, and his Vase bears the name of the Hindu deity Shiva. Shiva, the god of opposites, is often not represented by a figurative figure, but by a "lingam", a symbol. The representation in the form of a stone rounded at the top varies and is sometimes remotely reminiscent of a stylized phallus.
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Ceramics & size
The Shiva Vase is one of Sottsass' first ceramic works, which was followed by other ceramics around ten years later as part of the Memphis design movement. The pink ceramic vase is glazed. It measures 23 centimetres in height and 17 centimetres in width. The depth of the sculptural Vase is seven centimetres.
Collectors and design connoisseurs
The Shiva Vase is straight at the bottom, which gives it excellent stability. As an eye-catcher on a sideboard or shelf or a flower vase on table or a windowsill - the Shiva Vase is guaranteed to delight any design lover who appreciates the benefits of a design classic. white. The Shiva Vase is classically pink. A golden version of the Vase served as a prize and was specially developed for the 10th edition of the "Signes Price Awards", an award for design students. This blue version of the Shiva Vase is available - while stocks last - online at the TAGWERC Design STORE and analog in the TAGWERC Showroom available for design classics in Essen.
design classics and furniture artworks
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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
- Outdoor suitable
- no
Ettore Sottsass was one of the most avant-garde designers of the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of Studio Alchimias and founder of the Memphis Group in Milan. His designs break with convention and are expressive and colorful. Designs such as Ultrafragola characterize the Austrian-born designer.
