Skyscraper Vase
Bodil Kjær conceived the Skyscraper Vase in the early 1960s, at a moment when Scandinavian designers were in active dialogue with modernist architecture. The form is unambiguous: a faceted silhouette drawn directly from the high-rise building, rendered in transparent glass with the precision of a scale model.
The production process is as exacting as the concept. Molten glass is mechanically pressed into a cast-iron mold at extreme temperatures, a method that demands the material reach a near-fluid state before it can conform to the mold's architectural relief. The resulting surface catches and refracts light across every angular plane, making the glass itself a participant in the composition rather than a passive vessel.
- Designed by Bodil Kjær, early 1960s
- Produced by Cassina
- Mechanically pressed transparent glass
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Skyscraper Vase
Bodil Kjær conceived the Skyscraper Vase in the early 1960s, at a moment when Scandinavian designers were in active dialogue with modernist architecture. The form is unambiguous: a faceted silhouette drawn directly from the high-rise building, rendered in transparent glass with the precision of a scale model.
The production process is as exacting as the concept. Molten glass is mechanically pressed into a cast-iron mold at extreme temperatures, a method that demands the material reach a near-fluid state before it can conform to the mold's architectural relief. The resulting surface catches and refracts light across every angular plane, making the glass itself a participant in the composition rather than a passive vessel.
- Designed by Bodil Kjær, early 1960s
- Produced by Cassina
- Mechanically pressed transparent glass
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Bodil Kjær conceived the Skyscraper Vase in the early 1960s, at a moment when Scandinavian designers were in active dialogue with modernist architecture. The form is unambiguous: a faceted silhouette drawn directly from the high-rise building, rendered in transparent glass with the precision of a scale model.
The production process is as exacting as the concept. Molten glass is mechanically pressed into a cast-iron mold at extreme temperatures, a method that demands the material reach a near-fluid state before it can conform to the mold's architectural relief. The resulting surface catches and refracts light across every angular plane, making the glass itself a participant in the composition rather than a passive vessel.
- Designed by Bodil Kjær, early 1960s
- Produced by Cassina
- Mechanically pressed transparent glass
