JIL SANDER

JIL SANDER X VENINI

FOR THEIR VERY FIRST COLLABORATION TOGETHER, VENINI, THE HISTORICAL EXCELLENCE OF ARTISTIC GLASSMAKING IN MURANO AND JIL SANDER, THE LUXURY BRAND SYMBOL OF PURITY AND ELEGANCE, A UNIQUE PROJECT WAS BORN SIGNED BY THE FORMAFANTASMA DESIGN STUDIO.

THE BEAUTY OF THE IMPERFECT

The collection consists of four main shapes – Stone 01, Stone 02, Stone 03 and Stone 04 – each made in a Limited Edition of 9. Each vase is different: in its proportions, in its symmetry, in the tension of the glass. The differences are not mistakes, but artistic intentions.

THE VASES ARE FINISHED ‘A CRAQUELÉ’

The project comes to life from research into mouldless blowing techniques, to enhance the character of the hand-blown glass for which VENINI is world-famous. The vases are finished ‘a craquelé’, an ancient technique but revisited with experimental methods involving cold water, bubbles and thermal shocks, creating unexpected tactile effects. Each vase tells a story of research, each surface is a trace of the process.

“What we love most about working with craft is that design is allowed to happen in real time, through the process itself. For the series of hand-produced glass vases created for Jil Sander, we didn’t begin with a fixed blueprint – we began with an openness to discovery. Each piece took shape not through rigid planning, but through direct engagement with material, gesture, and the hands of the maker. In this way, form becomes a conversation.”
— Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma

“Glass is a living, unpredictable material that only responds to those who know how to listen to it. It is thanks to the sensitivity and experience of our master glassmakers that we are able to transform uncertainty into art. The collaboration with Jil Sander and Formafantasma stems from a common vision: to believe in the strength of craftsmanship as a contemporary language, and in experimentation as a cultural act. It is a project that speaks of respect for know-how, but also of creative courage.”
— Silvia Damiani, President of VENINI

And so was born, STONE, a collection of hand-blown and handmade vases that fuse rigour and intuition, craftsmanship and research.

By : Mário de Castro

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