THIRTEENVASES - VASE TWELVE
THIRTEENVASES - VASE TWELVE
Features
Shipping and returns
Free standard shipping from €69,00 EUR to Italy.
Standard rate below the threshold, where applicable, to Italy: €9,98 EUR.
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Care and maintenance
To preserve the beauty and integrity of the product over time, we recommend that you treat it with care. Simple maintenance — delicate washing and proper storage — will prolong its longevity. Always consult the care instructions provided on the packaging or in the booklet supplied with the product.
Description
“Produced in limited numbers, these vases were modeled by invoking the metaphor of the tree. They are objects that present themselves as tabletop architectures, showing the dimension and the measure of the gesture and the hands that shaped them.”
Mario Botta
Unmistakable examples of Mario Botta’s signature and poetics, these thirteen vases stand as presences of extraordinary communicative power in the contemporary home, reflecting an idea of living tied to the quality of the objects that populate it, a concept particularly dear to the Numa project.
“When I read these words that Mario Botta had written for the presentation of the vases he designed, I realized that I could find in him the harmony I was seeking to create, with pewter, the works he had conceived. The collection designed by Mario Botta consists of 13 vases, 6 of which are now put into production by Numa in a limited edition of 33 pieces each. Each vase is obtained from pewter sheets that are cast, modeled, and welded by hand. It is finished by artisans through brushing and polishing operations. The thirteen vases we are now presenting are presences of extraordinary communicative power, unmistakable examples of Mario Botta’s signature and poetics; they are the representation of the work of Alfredo Marinoni, a true Master in pewter craftsmanship, with whom I have shared the entire Numa journey, interpreted through the material he works with unparalleled mastery. Tredicivasi is the increasingly fascinating continuation of the path and the Numa project.”
Roberto Zani
Tredicivasi is a collection of large-scale pewter vases, designed by Mario Botta with multiple arms as a “metaphor for the tree.” Thirteen tabletop architectures whose geometries are expressed very well by pewter, an ancient material of great plastic strength. A material that Numa has brought back into the contemporary era over these years by entrusting its manufacture to Alfredo Marinoni, a master of pewter craftsmanship, for whom these vases are cast into sheets and subsequently finished by hand.
Vases obtained from the casting of pewter sheets (an alloy of tin, antimony, and copper), modeled, welded, and polished by hand.
Material.
Pewter is an alloy composed of tin and small amounts of antimony and copper. Due to its ductility, it has been used by humans since ancient times to create everyday objects. In more recent centuries, a percentage of lead was added to the tin, which was soon banned due to its toxicity.
The pewter used to create Numa objects is an alloy composed of 95% tin, and its absolute absence of lead makes it fully compliant with EEC standard EN-611/1.
Production stages:
- The first operation in the production cycle is the purchase of the raw material in ingots or sheets of pewter ready to be cast, or the purchase of ingots or sheets of tin, and wires or rods of copper and antimony, which, when melted in a special melting furnace at a temperature of 250-300° C, create pewter.
- The molten metal is poured manually to form pewter sheets of variable sizes. The sheets are bent and made to adhere to wooden or ceramic cores until the desired shape is reached.
- The various parts are then assembled by tin soldering to form the vase in its final shape.
- Polishing operations follow using brushes.
- Each individual vase is finally stamped with the designer’s signature, the Numa logo, and its numbering.
NB The production process for these vases is carried out entirely by hand.
All production phases are performed by highly specialized workers at the atelier of master pewterer Alfredo Marinoni, in Cellatica (BS).
Ideas for your table
A flower or a composition proportionate to the vase can give character to the center of the table. Combine it with a table runner and a coordinated candle holder, leaving space for the service and conversation.
- Runner 140x45 cm - 2 pieces - Terracotta - Cotton-One: The textile that completes the table setting.
