max lamb creates glassware for j. & l. lobmeyr

max lamb creates glassware for j. & l. lobmeyr the project involved glass blowing, cutting and engraving

for his joint work with j. & l. lobmeyr, british designer max lamb applied a holistic approach to both the company and the subject of enhancing glass, realizing a project in each of the most important areas for lobmeyr: glass blowing, cutting and engraving. he was not concerned with individual glass products, nor – particularly important for the classic lobmeyer forms and ornamentation. rather his concept involved redesigning the process so that the handcrafting and its ‘worth’ become visible -literally: on simple  four ounce glasses there are, for example one sphere engraved on the first one, two on the next, forty on the fortieth…until there is no more room left. the price of each glass is raised with every sphere engraved on it to include the cost of the additional work  invested by the engraver. max’s installation was on display at j. & l. lobmeyr as part of the passionswege series  held during vienna design week 09.

the project involved glass blowing, cutting and engraving

redesigning the production process

the cutting process the cutting process continued

blown vases

blown vase

the engraving process…when there is no room left for anymore spheres