Small living room architectures take shape thanks to the skilful design of architects and designers often used to dealing with large building or furnishing projects. The result is a set of real sculptures, whose function of vase is almost only an excuse to express creativity and design competence. In these 5 collections that we have selected, all the talent and vision of those who have been called to design them emerge, but the importance of the craftsmanship, necessary to give substance to his ideas, also emerges. From the processing of glass to that of ceramics, in an excursus of techniques that have their roots in the past and that thanks to contemporary design are preparing to conquer the future. Authorial furnishing accessories essential to make a refined interior, to remind us that quality and knowledge are the founding elements of timeless beauty.

1.  Black Belt Otto by  Peter Marino for  Venini

Black Belt by Venini

Peter Marino is an American architect devoted to projects for luxury retail spaces: the Armani boutiques in New York, Chanel in Tokyo and Louis Vuitton in London, are just some of the many prestigious ones that bear his signature. His style is an unexpected and perfect combination of determination and elegance, and this harmony also emerges in the Black Belt collection created in 2017 for Venini. The technique used is called "immersed blown": after being blown, strips of color are cast on the glass which produce the characteristic decorative motif and finally the vase is immersed in a layer of crystal which becomes a thin coating. The result is dense, gritty and very precious, a glass sculpture that conveys all the craftsmanship of the Venini furnace and Marino's design skills. For true fans, Marino has also created a limited edition.

2. Strip by  Zaha Hadid for  Rosenthal

Strip by Rosenthal

Zaha Hadid's design style is revived surprisingly in the Strip collection designed for Rosenthal. The combination of white porcelain and golden finishes declined with a refined architectural rhythm, creates enchanting effects of lights and reflections, and an object with such pure and essential lines becomes an element of decoration and makes the place that welcomes it more precious and interesting.

3.  Marianne by  Michele De Lucchi for  Poltrona Frau

The rippled surface of the vases of the Marianne collection (on the cover) by Michele de Lucchi for Poltrona Frau, the ideal accessory for any type of living room, recalls the spontaneous folds of organza. And this effect is the result of a specific process in which the glass is blown into an open mold made of steel strips. The depth of the grooves varies, therefore, depending on the intensity of the puff, and is different for each vase made, while the milk white color is obtained by inserting a layer of white glass combined with the transparent glass.

4.  Primates by  Elena Salmistraro for  Bosa

Primates by Bosa

Design and illustration are the two great talents of Elena Salmistraro and in this collection designed for Bosa, they emerge in an ironic and refined way. His "primates" are magical, mysterious yet gentle creatures, with meticulously designed shapes and perfect chromatic combinations.

5. Folkifunki by  Jaime Hayon for  Vista Alegre

Folkifunki by Vista Alegre

The name of the Folkifunki collection is a declaration of intent: its elements, in fact, recall the Portuguese folk style (tribute to the land of the Vista Alegre company) in the decorative motifs and retain the funky rhythm that characterizes the designer's production. The dominant colors are red and blue, with some golden detail that gives it a careless and unexpected elegance.

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