Four Seasons vase, 29 cm
The minimalist vases use the technique of colour underlaying to combine the core Moser colours with other shades. Their author Jiří Šuhájek took part in their patterning at the glass furnace to bring the collaboration of glassmakers and artists closer to that found in studio production.
- Size 29,0 cm
- Height 290 mm
- Manufactured since 1998
- Maximum diameter 185 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.
