Vase 45 cm, "Ando Cosmos"

€28,650.00 *

5-6 weeks delivery time

Order number: V128301

About the Article

Three glass elements join together to form a geometric sphere whose shape was derived from their connection. Have you ever looked at the cosmos from such a close perspective? Space in matter. Matter in space. The finite in the infinite and vice versa. This is how Tadao Ando imagines it, to fire the imagination.

The Ando cosmos is infinite and eludes the human eye. The complement of matter and void that prevails within it is left to the imagination.

About the Technique

The Soffiato technique gets its name from the fact that craftsmen blow air into a long metal rod connected to the glass to stretch and shape it - a tradition in glassmaking that goes back thousands of years. The experience and skill of the master glassmakers, combined with this ancient process, transform simple glass into true artistic masterpieces, unique in their kind.

About the Designers

Before dedicating himself autodidactically to architecture, Tadao Ando led a very varied life, working as a truck driver and boxer. His approach to architecture has often been described as critical regionalism and is reminiscent of the principles of minimalist aesthetics. Although he was strongly influenced by modernism, especially Le Corbusier, he was also strongly connected to traditional Japanese architecture. Tadao Ando has always applied strict self-restraint in the design of his works, giving them an almost "handcrafted" character in the definition of details. He is known for his exemplary style that combines typical Japanese materiality with international modernism and the connection and reading of spaces. A choice reflected in the almost exclusive use of exposed concrete, often combined with wood and stone. In 1969 he founded his own architectural practice, Tadao Ando Architects & Associates. His collaboration with VENINI began in 2011.