THIRTEENVASES - VASE FOUR
THIRTEENVASES - VASE FOUR
Features
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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 table architectures, displaying the dimension and measure of the gesture and the hands that shaped them.”
Mario Botta
Unmistakable examples of Mario Botta’s mark and poetics, these thirteen vases stand as presences of extraordinary communicative power in the contemporary home, following an idea of living linked to the quality of the objects that populate it, which is 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 understood that I could find in him the harmony I was seeking to be able to create, with pewter, the works he had projected. The collection designed by Mario Botta consists of 13 vases, 6 of which are now being produced by Numa in a limited edition of 33 pieces. Each vase is obtained from pewter sheets that are cast, modeled, and welded by hand. It is finished artisanally with brushing and polishing operations. The thirteen vases we present now are presences of extraordinary communicative power, unmistakable examples of the mark and poetics of Mario Botta; they are the representation of the work of Alfredo Marinoni, a true Master in pewter craftsmanship, with whom I shared the entire Numa journey declined with 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-sized pewter vases, designed by Mario Botta with multiple branches as a “metaphor of the tree.” Thirteen table architectures whose geometries are expressed very well by pewter, an ancient material of great plastic force. A material that Numa has brought back to contemporaneity in recent years by entrusting its manufacture to Alfredo Marinoni, a master in pewter craftsmanship, and which for these vases is cast into sheets and subsequently hand-finished.
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 the absolute absence of lead makes it fully compliant with the EEC EN-611/1 regulation.
Manufacturing stages:
- The first operation concerning the production cycle is the purchase of the raw material in pewter ingots or sheets ready to be cast, or the purchase of tin ingots or sheets, copper and antimony wires or rods, which, melted in the appropriate melting furnace at a temperature of 250-300° C, produce the pewter.
- The molten metal is poured manually to form pewter sheets of variable size. 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, until the vase is formed in its final shape.
- Polishing operations using brushes follow.
- Each individual vase is finally stamped with the designer’s signature, the Numa logo, and its numbering.
NB The production process of these vases is carried out entirely by hand.
All manufacturing stages are performed by highly specialized craftsmen at the atelier of the 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 runner and a coordinated candle holder, leaving space for the tableware and conversation.
- Runner 140x45 cm - 2 pieces - Ivory - Cotton-One: The textile that completes the table setting.
