cute creatures inhabit alessandra baldereschi's animal farm glassware collection

italian designer, alessandra baldereschi, presents her latest collection produced by glass manufacturer, ichendorf milano. following on from the first ‘animal farm’ series, the new pieces bring an assortment of wildlife to delicate hand-blown glassware. 

the turtle and two colorful fish

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the collection is made using borosilicate glass, which is a type of durable glass containing boron trioxide. comprising jugs, tumblers and paperweights, the simple and elegant pieces are transformed by alessandra baldereschi into imaginary worlds of nature, resulting in a series of endearing and playful objects.

a white dove, a squirrel and its tail, and an owl sitting on a tree branch

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from colorful fish to a white owl, and even a turtle, the pieces are designed to bring users back to their childhoods, as once they are filled with liquid, the animal subjects become submerged in a fantasy scene. expanding on the first animal farm collection, the latest jugs also incorporate green and brown handles, reminiscent of seaweed, a tree branch, or a squirrel’s bushy tail. 

the turtle and fish in-situ

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the latest animal farm collection includes six different versions of glasses: squirrel, hedgehog, snail, duck, turtle, rabbit. and eleven versions of the jugs: squirrel, hedgehog, turtle, rabbit, white fish, white owl, colored fish, green turtle and duck.

the squirrel, owl and dove in situ

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fish tumblers

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the dove jug in-situ

image courtesy of alessandra baldereschi

the animal farm paperweights

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the animal farm paperweights in-situ

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the owl jug at night

image courtesy of alessandra baldereschi

the designer, alessandra baldereschi, with the owl jug   

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the original animal farm collection

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project info:

project name: animal farm 

design: alessandra baldereschi

produced by: ichendorf milano