Οι φοιτητές του Master in luxury industry της ECAL στην Λωζάνη δούλεψαν με τον Γαλλικό κατασκευαστή κρυστάλλων Baccarat, επάνω στον σχεδιασμό νέων εκδοχών της σειράς υαλικών “Harcourt”. Η σειρά Harcourt είναι απο τις πιο δημοφιλείς και η σειρά η οποία έχει γίνει κλασσική στον διπλωματικό κόσμο. Το σχήμα τους σχεδιάστηκε 170 χρόνια πρίν και το μοντέλο παρέμεινε το ίδιο μέχρι σήμερα.
To project έγινε κατα την διάρκεια ενός workshop στο οποίο ηγήθηκαν οι Βρετανοί σχεδιαστές Ed Barber και Jay Osgerby.
Όλα τα πρωτότυπα, παρήχθησαν απο τους τεχνίτες της παραγωγού εταιρίας σε μία μικρή Γαλλική πόλη του Baccarat.
Xώρος παρουσίασης της συνεργασίας ECAL/Baccarat: Via della Spiga 17, Milano.
The students of the Masters in luxury industry of the ECAL in Lausanne have worked with French crystal manufacture Baccarat to design new versions of the “Harcourt” glassware. The Harcourt glass is Baccarat`s icon product and it has become a classic in the diplomatic world. The shape was designed 170 years ago and the model stayed the same until today.
The work was done during a workshop led by British designers Ed Barber and Jay OsgerbyAll the prototypes were produced by the manufacture`s craftsmen in the small French town of Baccarat.
Location for ECAL/Baccarat: Via della Spiga 17, Milano
STRETCH BY ELSA LAMBINET (FRANCE) IS AN ELONGATED VERSION OF THE GLASS, LIKE A METAPHOR OF THIS SHAPE THAT HAS NOT CHANGED FOR 170 YEARS
CUTS BY FIONA PENDER PLAYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC CUT FEATURE OF THE HARCOURT GLASS BUT APPLIED IRREGULARLY ON A SET OF CHAMPAGNE FLUTES. BLACK CRYSTAL IS A COMPLICATED MATERIAL TO WORK WITH AND HAS BECOME A SPECIALITY FOR BACCARAT.
JARS BY GUILLAUME NOISEUX IS A HARCOURT VERSION OF THE TRADITIONAL JAR.
THE PIECES WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THE ECAL BACCARAT SHOW, VIA DELLA SPIGA 17 DURING THE SALONE / BEAR BY GUILLAUME SASSEVILLE (CANADA) IS A HUNTING TROPHY MADE FROM CUT PAPER AND 470 CRYSTAL DARTS
PLAY BY DECHA ARCHJANANUN (THAILAND) IS A SET OF CUP AND BALL GAMES MADE FORM MODIFIED HARCOURT GLASSES
PLAY BY DECHA ARCHJANANUN (THAILAND)
PLAY BY DECHA ARCHJANANUN (THAILAND)
HATS BY SOPHIE DEPÉRY (FRANCE) IS A SERIES OF HEADGEAR TURNING THE HARCOURT GLASSES INTO VASES, BOWLS AND CANDLEHOLDERS.
HATS BY SOPHIE DEPÉRY (FRANCE)
FLAT BY ROMAIN LAGRANGE: TWO LACQUER PIECES TURNING THE HARCOURT GLASSES INTO TRAYS.
SLICE BY DANIEL MARTINEZ IS A COLLECTION OF BRACELETS IN LACQUER AND SILVER BASED ON HORIZONTAL SLICES IN THE SHAPE OF THE HARCOURT GLASS
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