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'eye'

london-based designer sebastian bergne has collaborated with manufacturers gaia & gino
and swarovki on 'eye', a family of table top objects which utilizes the five hundred year old tradition
of iznik ceramic prouduction. for bergne, the project is a meeting point of eastern and western cultures.

'eye' has its origins in the traditional turkish 'nazar' charms that are carried or displayed to protect
their owner from the 'evil eye' or bad luck. bergne has reinterpreted these charms and translated them
into a series of over-sized motifs that seem to watch over us.

the pieces are made in traditional the iznik factories of western anatolia, using quartz based clay
and glaze recipes which date back hundreds of years. the inclusion of the swarovski crystals add
texture and light to the pupil.




preliminary sketches

'eye' will be exhibited as part of 'swarovski elements at work' exhibition at the triennale museum,
milan from april 14th - 19th, 2010.
andrea db
04.10.10  
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Honestly, they look scary for me. But undoubtedly, they're so unique. Nice work of art! I just can't imagine if they are place in a dark area. :)
AppReciaTe   04.10.10
scary?! o.O
well, you should get some of these beautiful pieces to protect you from evil, 'cause if u have fear from dark...
ricardo   04.10.10
that looks familiar
campana brothers workshop
ditz   04.10.10
Awesome love it
ivandilucia@hotmail.com   04.10.10
sebastian bergne, there is one thing I love more than photos of kitsch trinkets and that is renders of kitsch trinkets
loveit!   04.10.10
Designers becoming Decorators. the new plague.
mil   04.10.10
Sebastian's been great for years.
hf   04.10.10
Love it or hate it, in any case you look at it.
It is the third article of the Designboom top 10 of the week
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/most_seen.php
Stephen   04.11.10
Why should designers invent new symbols, when these work already very well?
o-o   04.11.10
I could definitely see the inspiration. just went inside to check if it really was the case
Yaron   04.11.10
rather pointless!
a.d.k.v   04.12.10
I love them! I would love to have one, any one would be fine. Absolutely gorgeous.
Terry Day   04.12.10
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