Abyss bowl, 21.5 cm, gloss
Only bold things leave a deep impression
Collections: Abyss Family
- Product ID:
- 39583-17
- Catalog No.:
- 3505
The aquamarine Abyss bowl was inspired by the ocean, its mysterious depths and all its shades of blue. The bowl’s rotund core is formed by the glassmaker’s breath, like an air bubble forcing its way up through the dark ocean, to the light. It creates an impressive contrast with its hand-cut, strictly brutalist edges. The glossy crystal’s wonderful optical effects evoke a play of fascinating light reflections, similar to those created by the sun on the surface of the sea. Together with the Abyss vases, this monumental bowl is the most challenging piece currently made at the Moser glassworks. The gloss Abyss bowl is a limited edition of 33 pieces.
- Size 21,5 cm
- Height 120 mm
- Manufactured since 2025
- Maximum diameter 215 mm
- Collections Abyss Family
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Design and production
Abyss Family
Currently, Abyss is the most challenging piece made at our glassworks. The glassmaker and the cutter must possess not only hand-crafted skill and experience but also an uncommon lung capacity and strong arms. Only the breath of Vlastimil Habart, pupil and successor to the masterful Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Zdeněk Drobný, can form the vase. Just as only a single glassmaker can blow Abyss into shape, only a single cutter, Jargalsaikhan Tsogtoo, is capable of cutting these pieces. This then adds to their uniqueness and explains why they come as a limited edition.
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Designer
Jan Plecháč
Designer and Art Director at Moser since 2022. He’s won many awards for his vision of the new glassworks’ direction and the pieces he’s designed for it, including being named Designer of the Year and the overall winner of the Czech Grand Design Awards in 2023. At the 2024 Designblok, the international jury awarded him the Grand Prix, the highest possible recognition. And he was also victorious at EDIDA 2024, where the Abyss vase then won the title of Interior Accessory of the Year. The vase also captivated the most prestigious design magazine in the world, Wallpaper, which selected it for its front page.
Jan’s work induces positive reactions both from professional panels and the public. This recognition points to the fact that he successfully joined his innovative approach with the admirable tradition started by the glassworks’ founder, Ludwig Moser, in 1857.
