pia wustenberg: stacking vessel soldiers
<p>in the newest iteration of the designer's 'stacking vessels' series, three containers-- each composed of a different material-- combine to create a singular functional sculpture, playfully compared to the look of toy soldiers.</p>
‘stacking vessel soldiers’ by pia wustenberg
‘stacking vessel soldiers’ is the most recent edition of german-born, london-based designer pia wustenberg‘s ‘stacking vessel’ series, conceptualized as functional domestic sculptures in which three discrete pieces can be combined to form a single functional object.
in the new series, wustenberg has reversed her use of materials, featuring a wooden bowl and ceramic cup, as well as a more hourglass-like form in contrast to the more conventional-vaselike appearance of ‘stacking vessels’. all works in both collections are handmade using the crafts of pottery throwing, glass-blowing and turning.
breakaway view of ‘stacking vessel solders’
the original ‘stacking vessels’ series; for the new ‘soldiers’ series, wustenberg inverted the structural composition to feature a wooden bowl and ceramic stem
‘stackable vessels’ on exhbition during dutch design week 2011image © designboom
different shape and color combinationsimage © designboom
containers unstacked image © designboom
