laurence brabant: ombilic glass fruit bowl

‘ombilic” glass fruit bowl by laurence brabant photo © xavier nicostrate

french designer laurence brabant has designed the ‘ombilic’ glass fruit bowl. the mouth-blown glass container features various sized open centres to accommodate what it is that it might hold within such as apples, pears, oranges etc… in this way the bowl can always be modified in appearance and height.

‘ombilic‘ glass fruit bowl photo © xavier nicostrate

photo © xavier nicostrate

photo © xavier nicostrate (detail)

laurence brabant’s booth at maison et objet 2011, paris image © designboom

‘entracte’ handmade glass wine stopper photo © antony girardi

brabant’s ‘entracte’ wine stopper is a mouth-blown glass bulb which appears as if liquid bubble is being pushed or blown out of a bottle’s opening.

close-up of ‘entracte’ wine stopper photo © antony girardi (detail)

laurence brabant at maison et objet 2011, paris image © designboom