GLASS IS TOMORROW
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011September 12th – 15th Róisín de Buitléar takes part in GLASS IS TOMORROW, a European network for the promotion of high level craft and design in contemporary glassmaking. Nuutjäravi, Finland.
First workshop – 12-15 September 2011 – Nuutajärvi Finland
Pro Materia is proud to present its latest project, supported by the Culture (2007-2013) Programme of the European Union
GLASS IS TOMORROW is a European network which aims at establishing a more fluid exchange of knowledge and competencies between glass and design professionals in the north, south, east and west of Europe. Glass aesthetics and techniques will be explored by tandems of designers and glassmakers to develop new typologies of everyday objects. The project hopes to open up new potentialities and to generate dialogue about the conception, production and distribution of glass pieces.
HOW? 3 workshops
WHEN? 12-15 September 2011 (FI), 30 January-3 February 2012 (CZ) and 9-18 July 2012 (FR)
WHERE? Nuutajärvi glass village (FI), Prague (CZ) and Meisenthal (FR)
WHO? Each workshop hosts 5 tandems of designers and glass makers
WHAT? Co-creation of around thirty prototypes of utilitarian glass objects within a theme
RESULT? A reference publication, video documentary and photographic portfolio by James Bort (www.jamesbort.com) in combination with a touring exhibition in Europe
PARTNERS?
BE: Pro Materia www.promateria.be
FI: Iittala www.iittala.com
CZ: VERREUM www.verreum.cz
FR: Centre International d’Art Verrier www.ciav-meisenthal.fr
UK: Vessel Gallery www.vesselgallery.com
Pro Materia is proud to present its latest project, supported by the Culture (2007-2013) Programme of the European Union
GLASS IS TOMORROW is a European network which aims at establishing a more fluid exchange of knowledge and competencies between glass and design professionals in the north, south, east and west of Europe. Glass aesthetics and techniques will be explored by tandems of designers and glassmakers to develop new typologies of everyday objects. The project hopes to open up new potentialities and to generate dialogue about the conception, production and distribution of glass pieces.
HOW? 3 workshops
WHEN? 12-15 September 2011 (FI), 30 January-3 February 2012 (CZ) and 9-18 July 2012 (FR)
WHERE? Nuutajärvi glass village (FI), Prague (CZ) and Meisenthal (FR)
WHO? Each workshop hosts 5 tandems of designers and glass makers
WHAT? Co-creation of around thirty prototypes of utilitarian glass objects within a theme
RESULT? A reference publication, video documentary and photographic portfolio by James Bort (www.jamesbort.com) in combination with a touring exhibition in Europe
PARTNERS?
BE: Pro Materia www.promateria.be
FI: Iittala www.iittala.com
CZ: VERREUM www.verreum.cz
FR: Centre International d’Art Verrier www.ciav-meisenthal.fr
UK: Vessel Gallery www.vesselgallery.com
Stackability workshop in Finland
(Image: Flower vase, Aino & Alvar Aalto for Iiitala, New York World’s Fair, 1939)
The first GLASS IS TOMORROW workshop, focusing on the theme ‘stackability’, will take place from 12 till 15 September 2011 in the Nuutajärvi Glass Village in Finland in collaboration with Iittala.
The following glass makers and designers will participate in this first workshop:
Jeremy Wintrebert (FR) www.jeremyglass.com
Heikki Viinikainen (FI) www.studioviinikainen.com
Antoine Brodin (FR) www.jeremyglass.com
Róisín de Buitléar (IR) www.roisindebuitlear.com
Matteo Gonet (CH) www.matteogonet.com
Sara Hulkkonen (FI) www.studiosara.fi
Hubert Verstraeten (B) www.tamawa.be
Rony Plesl (CZ) www.ronyplesl.com
Tadeas Podracky (CZ) www.ronyplesl.com
Cecilie Manz (DK) www.ceciliemanz.com
Alfredo Häberli (CH) www.alfredo-haeberli.com
Lucie Koldova (CZ) www.luciekoldova.com
Dan Yeffet (ISR) www.danyeffet.com
James Bort (video/photo) (F) www.jamesbort.com
MORE INFO? www.glassistomorrow.eu
Glass is Tomorrow is curated by Pro Materia, supported by organizing partners Iittala, Verreum, CIAV and Vessel Gallery. The project enjoys the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union and of its associated partners Fabrica, Secondome, Gallery S. Bensimon, Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, La Cristallerie Saint-Louis and Klaus K Hotel.
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