marcel wanders for baccarat

‘united crystal woods’ is the new collection by dutch designermarcel wanders  for french crystal company baccarat. the collection was presented at maison et objet 2010.

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) blown crystal decanter with red crystal stopper

wanders is a self-professed hedonist of great wines. working with an oenologist, he has designed ‘l’ivresse des bois’, a series of glasses consisting of a burgundy, bordeaux and champagne glasses. he has added some humor to the turned crystal stems by including his favorite seal – the famous clown with the nose that pops up in much of wanders’ collections. here it has become a motif for the stems and stopper in baccarat red or clear crystal. he has also designed two carafes, including a decanter.

detail of the stopper

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) blown crystal decanter with clear crystal stopper

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) the stoppers upclose image © designboom

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) blown crystal decanter

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) blow crystal champagne tasting flute

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) blown crystal burgundy wine tasting glass

‘l’ivresse des bois’ (drunken woods) l: blown crystal white wine tasting glass r: blown crystal bordeaux wine tasting glass

display of decanters and wine tasting glasses at maison et objet image © designboom

‘les rois de la forêt’ (kings of the forest) blow and cut crystal vase on ‘dark bronze’, solid brass base limited edition of 100

‘les rois de la forêt’ (kings of the forest) is a series of four vases. they come on classic solid brass bases of ‘golden’, ‘dark bronze’, ‘gilded silver’ or ‘chromium’. the vessels have deeply cut patterns which contrast to the geometric, diamond and square shapes of their bases.

‘les rois de la forêt’ (kings of the forest) blow and cut crystal vase on ‘chromium’, solid brass base limited edition of 100

‘les rois de la forêt’ (kings of the forest) blow and cut crystal vase on ‘golden’, solid brass base limited edition of 100

‘les rois de la forêt’ (kings of the forest) blow and cut crystal vase on ‘gilded silver’, solid brass base limited edition of 100

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut crystal candlestick x 5

the ‘la forêt des songes’ series are clear crystal canlesticks and vases made from deeply cut crystal is combined with the lightness and intricacy of filigree, linked to his own country’s traditions – referencing dutch lace which he often uses. a play in contrasts, the solid deeply cut crystal bases, candlesticks and engraved budvases rae available in a series or modules of elements (sets of 5) – single candlesticks, vases or votives which can be attached to a single base.

below are some of the different arrangments:

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut and engraved crystal vse x 2 and votive holders x 3

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut and engraved crystal vase x 2

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut and engraved votive holder x 2

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut and engraved candlestick x 1

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) cut and engraved votive holder x 1

‘la forêt des songes’ (forest of dreams) display of cut crystal glass vase, candlestick and votive holders at maison et objet image © designboom

the glass with stem can be lifted up and kept in the hand, separated of the base. here, we took a look at the filigree engraved onto the vases… image © designboom

‘les esprits des bois’ (spirits of the woods) crystal candlesticks and vases on polished stainless steel tall deer limited edition of 100

of the collection, this is the one design that is devoted to the legendary animals of the forest. large deers appear as dream-like images at the edge of the forest, metamorphosing into candelabras. the ‘les esprits des bois’ (spirits of the woods) line features three different sizes, from 90 cm for the small dear up to two meters for the tallest one. the slender forms are made from a square, polished stainless steel, topped with engraved, clear crystal candleholders, voltive holders or vases.

‘les esprits des bois’ (spirits of the woods) crystal candlesticks and vases on polished stainless steel medium deer limited edition of 100

‘les esprits des bois’ (spirits of the woods) crystal candlesticks and vases on polished stainless steel small deer limited edition of 100

‘les esprits des bois’ (spirits of the woods) image © designboom

upclose of the ‘antlers’ which can be topped with engraved clear crystal candleholders, votive holders or vases image © designboom

general view of the baccarat booth at maison et objet with wander’s iconic clown at the entrance image © designboom