Cassina Skyscraper Vase
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.
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
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.
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
DESIGNER
Bodil Kjaer
MATERIALS
Transparent Pressed Glass.
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USE
Decoration
COLLECTION
Skyscraper
FEATURES
The thickness of the glass lends value and importance to the piece.
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.
