Structured by Nature vase smoke

The glass vases in the Structured by Nature series were inspired by trees in the Czech-Moravian Highlands, the country of the designer's childhood.

Trees are fascinating by virtue of their monumentality and simultaneous fragility of detail. The series was inspired chiefly by the detail of the bark on various trees. But the designer drew inspiration not only from trees in general, he tried to transfer fragments of specific trees into another, more durable material. Each vase is named after the tree that lent it its shape and unique structure. The vases stand on the edge between sculpture and objects of everyday use, each unique in shape. Owners of individual vases will thus gain an authentic imprint of specific trees native to the Czech Republic.

Product information

Designer: David Valner
Size: 52 × 22 cm
Material: Handcrafted glass

David Valner Studio

A design studio that focuses on the creation of original functional objects made of glass and processed by traditional glassmaking techniques in a family glassmaking studio in the Czech Republic. Important aspects of creation are the emphasis on the main idea of individual collections, the reference to the glassmaking tradition of the region, quality craftsmanship, perfect knowledge of traditional technology and timeless artistic value of individual objects. The collections consist mainly of interior functional objects, which are generally somewhere between a sculpture and a design product. The inspiration for creating collections comes mainly from nature, but also from everyday reality, history or the craft itself. All objects are handcrafted by using traditional glassmaking technologyin the Czech Republic.