Cassina, S.p.a.

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

SKYSCRAPER VASE

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

SKYSCRAPER VASE 

Designed by Bodil Kjaer 

In this re-edition of the vase designed by Bodil Kjær in the early 1960s, architecture is the key feature.

Its transparency magnifies the complex shape of the object, reminiscent of a skyscraper.

designer

BODIL KJAER 

Bodil Kjær, Professor, Architect MAA (Member of the Association of Academic Architects in Denmark) was born in Denmark in 1932.

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

She was educated in Denmark, England and the USA, and practised as an architect, designer and planner from her own offices in Copenhagen and London.

Between 1955 and 1963, while designing public interiors she developed a series of elements of architecture to solve problems of functional and aesthetic nature.

These pieces of furniture, lamps and glass were not designed directly for production but, as other architects discovered them and wanted them for their buildings, they were put into production and marketed in the USA as well as in Europe.

Bodil Kjær has now returned to Denmark and lives on the east coast of Jutland where she continues to teach, research and participate in the development of the city of Aarhus.

INFORMATION

BASE 

“Cassina” logo sandblasted into the base.

 DIMENSIONS 

- Height : 9.0 in
- Length : 5.9 in
- Width : 4.3 in

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

BRAND

Cassina

PRODUCT TYPE

Vase

CHARACTERISTICS 

Skyscraper is made of transparent glass mechanically pressed into a cast-iron mould to create the shape of a building and its elegant architectural details, an extremely arduous process, due to the considerable thickness of the glass.

TRANSPARENT 

Transparent pressed glass accents the complex shape of the object.

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

PRODUCTION

Made in Italy

DESIGNER

Bodil Kjaer

MATERIALS 

Transparent Pressed Glass.

USE 

Decoration

COLLECTION

Skyscraper

FEATURES 

The thickness of the glass lends value and importance to the piece.

Cassina Skyscraper Vase

PRODUCTION YEAR 2022 

In this new re-edition of Skyscraper, designed by Bodil Kjær in the early 1960s, architecture is still the core ingredient. The shape of the vase, revealed by the name itself, is reminiscent of a skyscraper. Its sculptural form is achieved through a complex process and the refinement of the glass intensifies its bold aesthetic impact.

Cassina, S.p.a.
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