Piatto Di Tapio decorative glass plate

Piatto Di Tapio decorative glass plate by Venini

Blown plate with thick patterned centre handworked with the "incalmo" technique. Tapio Wirkkala pays homage to his beloved land: thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, he turns glass into water and ice, shaping it from joyful memories, special moments and the nature of Finland.
Look! Beyond the boundaries of classicism there is an inner whirlpool of fast flowing water and ice that captures and holds the viewer’s attention.

SOFFIATO (BLOWN) - This technique takes its name from the action performed by the craftsmen when they blow air into a long metal cane attached to a piece of glass in order to expand and shape it into various shapes. This glassmaking tradition has remained unchanged for more than a thousand years. Thanks to this ancient technique and to the experience and manual skill of the master glassmakers, a simple piece of glass is transformed into artistic masterpieces that are truly one of a kind.

INCALMO - This is one of the most complex crafting techniques: the Incalmo consists in heating the glass to combine two hand-blown shapes along their circumference in order to obtain one object in which different areas, usually in different colours, suggestively meet.

100% original product. Official Venini dealer, 2 years warranty.
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