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Vase by Marita Voigt Harzkristall early 70's

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Art Glass21046 of 22787Swedish Modern Optic Vase in Yellow~Age? or maker?Loetz shape study #1 footed cup
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    Posted 13 years ago

    cobaltcobold
    (62 items)

    Normally I'am not so interested in faceted glass, but I was amazed by this object when I saw it the first time. It's an icon of GDR design made by Marita Voigt for Harzkristall in the early Seventies. It's difficult not to see this explosion of space by the lense facets as a - conscious or inconscious - commentary about the narrowness and sadness of the GDR in this period. It's 22 cm high and exists in different sizes and colors. Marita Voigt still works as a glass sculptor (a genre which unfortunately doesn't interest me very much) and has a website: http://glasstudio-m-voigt.de/ She was very young when she designed this vase. It's not so known that not only Czechoslawakia but also the GDR hat very good glass artists like Albin Schadel (look at these obejcts http://j.mp/albinschaedel ) or Volkhard Precht.

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    1. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 13 years ago
      I love this one. Always thought of getting one even if it woudn't fit perfectly in my collection :)
    2. cobaltcobold cobaltcobold, 13 years ago
      @austrohungaro Do you have the same problems with faceted glass? Or why do you say that it wouldn't fit in?
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Season's Greetings to you and Yours, cobaltcobold!
    4. rebessin rebessin, 12 years ago
      Unusual and fascinating! I have seen similar design and the same techniuque by Gunnar Ander at Lindshammar-Sweden, a little vase sold online by auction a month ago, probably from the 1960s.
    5. cobaltcobold cobaltcobold, 12 years ago
      @rebessin, thank you. Would like to see a picture.

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