Four Seasons vase, 16 cm
The breathtaking range of Moser colours inspired Jiří Šuhájek to invent an innovative way of working with colour. The first vases from the Four Seasons set were produced in the glassworks back in 1998. The author personally took part in their patterning at the glass furnace to recreate the collaboration of glassblowers and artists found in studio production.
- Size 16,0 cm
- Height 160
- Manufactured since 2000
- Maximum diameter 130 mm
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Design and production
When opal flatters the crystal
The collection’s author Jiří Šuhájek is able to not only design his artworks, but also manufacture them, which shows the breadth of his talent. So it’s no surprise that this acclaimed artist and painter has received many awards at home and abroad. He graduated from Prague’s UMPRUM and London’s Royal College of Art and between 1972 and 1978, he worked as staff artist at Moser glassworks.
The glass of the modern, minimalist vases is coloured in tones inspired by the colour tones of individual seasons, the clear crystal or characteristic Moser colours meeting opal in one of four tones (jade green, white, yellow, orange). The vases also impress with their contrasting shapes: while the curves created by the glassworker’s breath dominate the inside, the outside is formed by sharp edges, a product of masterly glasscutting.
Hand-blown from environmentally friendly lead-free crystal
Hand-cut and polished to a high gloss
Made using the glass underlay technique
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Designer
Jiri Suhajek
He was taught by Professor Stanislav Libenský at Prague’s UMPRUM and graduated from the Royal College of Art. Between 1972 and 1978, he worked at the Moser glassworks as an artist, and created several unique designer collections for the company. He has received many awards at home and abroad for both his designs and his artistic work. His works can be found in collections in some of the world’s most prominent museums, among them the Corning Museum of Glass in New York and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
