luca nichetto: les poupées

'les poupees' by luca nichetto for gallery pascale
image © alexander lagergren


'les poupées' (meaning 'dolls' in french) is the work of italian-born designer luca nichetto for french gallerist
pascale cottard olsson in stockholm. the series consists of a ceramic candle holder and a glass vase in a range
of colours and dimensions, each functioning as an individual piece but composable into a single object
with a loosely doll-like form.

nichetto's goal with 'les poupées' was to capture the different cultures at work in the collaboration,
drawing from the simple glasswork of finnish artist timo sarpaneva, the colourful assemblages of italian
architect ettore sottsas's totem vessels, his own family's heritage as murano glassmakers, and the forms
of japanese wooden kokeshi dolls.



collection of 'les poupées'
image © jason strong



the object separated into ceramic candle holder and a glass vase
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full view
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closer view
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the influences behind 'les poupées' (left to right): ettore sottsas's totem vessels; japanese kokeshi dolls; timo sarpaneva's glasswork



concept sketches