Kosta Boda Mirage Vase, Blue/Green, Medium

Description

• Kosta Boda Mirage vase; 7-3/4 inches high
• Lead-free crystal handcrafted by master glassmakers in Sweden
• Designed by Swedish artist Gran Wrff
• Clear, dense shape encases veils of color in 3 combinations
• Smaller size available; gift-boxed; wash by hand
• Item Dimensions: Height 7.9" x Width 0"; Weight 2.4Lbs.
• Made in Sweden

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To create the Mirage vase, Swedish glass artist Gran Wrff seemingly started with a traditional yet incredibly thick cylindrical shape, arched it, and pulled one side out to form a dense wedge-like fin. Encased in the brilliantly clear lead-free crystal are veils of color in three combinations: blue/amber, red/gray, and blue/green, that shimmer and change depending on light quality, much like the mirage effect of heat in the desert. The vases are hand-crafted by master glassmakers at the Kosta Boda glassworks in Sweden, and as a result, each is unique. The large vase stands 7-3/4 inches tall; a shorter version at 6 inches is also available.
Gran Wrff, who first designed for Kosta Boda in 1964, is known for his fluid, organic forms that are often inspired by nature. Wrff is adept at demonstrating how solid and heavy a crystal piece can be, yet at the same time buoyant, when the form is sensuous and the color spirited. A superb gift for the art collector, each glass piece arrives in a Kosta Boda box, signifying the highest artistry in both design and implementation. Washing the crystal by hand is recommended. --Ann Bieri
From the Manufacturer

About the Designer:
Born in 1933, Gran Wrff has been retained by Kosta Boda since 1964 and has a studio at Kosta glassworks. "Glass is oxygen--light is energy--glass is light." So runs the mantra of Wrff, grand old man of Kosta Boda's designers. Few, if any, have such a deep feeling for the glass melt as Wrff, who has always shown special interest in preserving the traditional skills of the master craftsmen in glassblowing and glass cutting. The play of light within the clear volume of the glass and the endless optical phenomena that occur as the glass diffracts the light are a recurring theme in Wrff's art and design work. Nature and the play of light in nature are his other main sources of inspiration, beyond the glass itself. In addition to his utility glass and art glass, he has also created several large-scale installations. His work is exhibited in museums and collections around the world.
About the Kosta Boda:
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, Kosta Boda has become one of the leading glasshouses in the world. The company's three glassworks in the villages of Kosta, Boda, and fors each have exciting individual stories of their own yet stand together under the common brand name Kosta Boda. The corps of designers currently on retainer at Kosta Boda works with both utilitarian and art glass.
Glass results from a great many meetings between people--artists, craftspeople, and lovers of glass. The artists of Kosta Boda have a decisive role to play in all the creative stages of the process. The cooperation between the designers and the skilled craftspeople is very close; indeed, it is essential if the designers are to transfer their intentions to the glass.
The History of Kosta Boda:
Kosta, the parent glassworks of Kosta Boda and the oldest glassworks in Sweden still in operation, has a fascinating history that forms a valuable part of Swedish cultural heritage. The glassworks was founded in 1742 by the governors of the counties of Kronoberg and Kalmar, Anders Koskull and Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstein, both former generals in the army of Karl XII and distinguished veterans of the battle of Narva, among others. The two county governors founded the glassworks upon the instructions of Fredrik I and modeled it on Continental glassworks. The works was situated deep in the spruce forests of Smland, on a site midway between the two country towns, and near a village that was then known as Dfvedshult. The main reason for choosing this location was the unlimited availability of wood. Enormous quantities of wood were naturally required to keep the glassmaking furnaces burning day and night.
Both of the founders wanted their names to be remembered, so the works was christened Kosta, from the initial letters--Ko and Sta--of the surnames of both the Carolinian generals. After a time the entire community was renamed after the growing glassworks.
During the first 150 years, the glassworks in Kosta produced only utility glass, including window glass for the building of Tessin's Royal Palace, bottles and glass for the royal household, and chandeliers for churches. The first glassblowers were immigrant glass masters from Bhmen. They became the founding fathers of the glassblowing families, which passed down craft skills from generation to generation. Swedish sand was used to manufacture crystal glass, but nowadays pure silica sand is imported from Belgium, since the Swedish sand contains iron oxide that gives the glass a green tinge.
Under the management of glass masters from Kosta, a succession of glassworks sprang up in the forests of Smland in the regions around Vxj and Kalmar. Kosta therefore has good reason to call itself the parent works of the entire Swedish Kingdom of Crystal.
Until the end of the 19th century, the glass from Kosta

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