www.lasvit.com lasvit@lasvit.com apple 50 Pages Designed and Manufactured with Pride in the Czech Republic Nendo, Dan Piršč, Lars Kemper and Peter Olah, Rony Plesl, Jitka Kamencová Skuhravá, Gabriela Náhlíková COLL ECT IONS Lasvit Collections
apple COLLECTIONS Lasvit Collections 2 / 3 Artistry, craftmanship and Czech glassmaking tradition associated with the inventiveness and creativity of respected international designers. Light and the beauty of glass. Emotions and skills. Such are the Lasvit Collections.
appleláska Love / Svit Light The Lasvit Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of bespoke light fittings, feature glass installations, and award-winning collections.
OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM GLASS INTO BREATHTAKING LIGHT AND DESIGN EXPERIENCES Leon Jakimic founded Lasvit with a single vision to create the perfect experience through the quality of light, glass, and design. The list of Lasvit s art pieces includes hand-blown objects in private residences, public spaces and luxurious hotels as well as in high-end boutiques and extraordinary interiors. Lasvit is currently developing and producing a wide range of glass panel sheets for the architecture industry. Lasvit s commitment to creativity and innovation has resulted in creative collaborations with some of the world s most celebrated designers including Ross Lovegrove, Nendo Studio, Arik Levy, Fabio Novembre or Michael Young. Lasvit projects span the globe from London, Paris and Prague, to international cities including Moscow, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore. Projects vary from glass sculptures for private residences, to large-scale installations for luxury boutiques and hotels. The company has 10 international offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America.
apple COLL ECT IONS Introduction / 10 Collections / 12 Designers / 46 Contacts / 48
The chateau was intentionally chosen for a photo shoot for its unique atmosphere, which combines splendor and decline together. This created a perfect spiritual and aesthetical environment with which to contrast to our current collections. We are pleased to have the possibility to, symbolically at least, contribute to its rescue by renting this unique place. Týnec Chateau comes from the beginning of the 18th century and, in the spirit of Baroque landscaping, is on the brow of a hill as a prominent landmark. The architectural value of the current building, in consummate Baroque style, is among one of the most precious in the Czech Republic. The fusion of architecture with the landscape (one of the Baroque ideas) is taken to the maximum here the chateau spans over the entrance driveway. Together with the park and several adjacent historical buildings, it creates an enclosed area. The architect of the chateau, unknown for a long time (confirmed in 2002) was the renowned Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. This is one of his largest and most important constructions; others include Lobkovic Palace (today the German Embassy in Prague). We can see the origins and existence of such a chateau in a Šumava foothills village as a materialization of the dream of a mad Baroque cavalier.
ROZA / by Dan Piršč 12 / 13 Roza is an evidence of a synthesis of a classical theme, distinctive time-proved material together with the modern designer contemplation. It is a synthesis of a classical theme, distinctive time-proved material together with the modern designer contemplation. The tradition of the artifi cial craftsmanship with its cornerstone of handiwork is closely tied together with sculpture moulding, maintaining maximum of functionality which means the Roza matches requirements of every-day use as well as strict measures of designer creation. Unique application of porcelain material, complex series of sophisticated technology processes, reduction firing under the atmosphere deprived of oxygen that all was used to achieve the alabaster white fi nish, precise fine art those are virtues of the one of a kind object of a graceful yet intricate shape. A few models must have been moulded to reach the final form which defi nes the fundamental appearance of the shade consisting of eight parts made of bisque porcelain. The porcelain which it is not glazed. The lighting body appears to be fragile yet fi rm at the same time and as it is translucent the lighting lets more light through. The overly large three-dimensional English rose adheres to classicist ideals but it is modern in all respects. Roza Lasvit Collections 08R002-00 wall light, W 220 H 370 projection 270 mm 08R004-00 ceiling lamp, dia 220 H 650 mm 08R001-00 floor lamp, dia 310 H 1430 mm 08R003-00 table lamp, dia 220 H 300 mm
Bubbles in Space / by Jitka Kamencová Skuhravá 16 / 17 Fine matured Bubbles popped up from the art of the Czech glassmaking designers and glasswork masters, always fresh with a versatile reflexive tone, smart, space friendly and always of an outstanding aesthetic class. The object can fulfil the function of lighting fixture as well as it has a power to fill up the room with specific atmosphere. Its remarkable conception makes it impossible for the viewer to perceive it only in a practical sense. Multiplicity, spatial make-up, an abstract form of it and a light installation ensure this emotional lighting whirl with a stir of emotion. The sphere, the bubble, in other word, which stands for the determining shape of the object, is also the natural constituent of the glass material and obvious part of the matter. Its surface reflects the world around and transforms the image of it due to its ability to cast optical spells prompting the viewer s imagination into the plays of light, shape and motion. Popularity of Champagne wine steadily grew, among other reasons, for the bubbles in wine somehow speed up the flow of alcohol into the blood. The Bubbles in Space by Lasvit are the Champagne among all spatial lightings, the fizz that really gets you drunk with stirring emotion flowing freely into your mind. Bubbles in space Lasvit Collections 07J090-20 dia 750 mm, OH 1200 mm, clear 07J090-58 dia 750 mm, OH 1200 mm, clear + amber 07J090-00 dia 1000 mm, OH 1350 mm, clear 07J090-25 dia 1000 mm, OH 1350 mm, clear + amber 07J090-59 dia 1200 mm, OH 1650mm, clear 07J090-60 dia 1200 mm, OH 1650 mm, clear + amber
Glitters / By Gabriela Náhlíková 20 / 21 Provocatively ice clear pleated lamp-shades with right angle cranked legs stand in contrast with the ornamental composition of shadows that appear on the walls after you switch on the light. The classical design together with an optical projection merges into an unexpected form of peculiar romantic functionalism. Light, its reflections on the sharp-cut edges of glass and shadows are the main means of perception and depicting of the space and matter providing possibility to seize them and create an outstanding atmosphere and mood at the same time. The shadow and light are not of material substance by themselves but yet define them, reflect, hide and unveil them even though they are only an optical illusion an insubstantial postscript. Shadows are virtually all around, but only those thrown by the Glitters collection are capable of creating neat and magnificent make-up of the space, day and night. Light, translucent texture of the glass and striking expressiveness have the ability to call forth memories but also enhance plastic beauty of the room and make it real, more real, for the shadows that always reveal more than the light itself. Glitters Lasvit Collections 07G090-00 table lamp L 230 W 200 H 210 OH 390 mm 07G090-01 wall sconce L 230 H 210 OH 390 projection 220 mm 10G005-00 floor lamp dia 310 H 1400 mm 07G090-05 pendant 1, dia 320 H 300 OH 805 mm 10G007-00 pendant 2, L 515 W 322 H 300 OH 805 mm 10G004-00 pendant 3, L 700 W 320 H 300 OH 840 mm
Growing Vases / by Nendo 24 / 25 Extraordinary, playful, fresh, never seen before, impractical, illogical are words that can be used to describe Growing Vases yet it still doesn t capture its essence. There are no words to express the whimsical nature of this lighting installation. Nendo and Lasvit collaborated to create an art piece, which conveys the quixotic appeal of glass as something impractical and incomplete yet provides a breath of fresh air and opens up new possibilities. Created with Czech Bohemian glass, this lighting installation alludes to a whimsical glass forest filled with abstract flowers and branches. The principle of a flower and a vase here is turned upside down. By turning the pipes into the flowers and branches and by blowing the glass into a vase, suddenly the vases are blooming from flowers instead of flowers blooming in vases! Growing Vases breaks conventions and symbolises the birth of life. We decided to take the brief in a playful direction, and to suggest both breathing and the incomplete by displaying the metal pipes used by glassblowers, still attached to the glass objectsthat they were used to make. Oki Sato Lasvit Collections Growing Vases 11X003-00 dia 1000 1400 mm
Hydrogene / by Lars Kemper and Peter Olah 28 / 29 Hydrogene is a highly versatile architectural system of illuminated glass pieces. Combinable, artistic elements in various shapes create a wide range of possibilities for use in interior decoration as well as lighting design. Symbolic of the movement of liquid, air bubbles in water, and the fluidity of glass, this design delivers sufficient light with a modish style. Hydrogene, designed by Lars Kemper and Peter Olah exclusively for Lasvit, brings together an architectural arrangement of light elements with a special bubbly texture that is illuminated by a series of LEDs reflecting in the adjacent mirror components. The textured, luminous surface of these unique, contemporary fittings creates a playful show of light that boasts an incredible depth of radiance. The thoughtful system of light elements provides ambient yet concentrated lighting for architectural spaces. The design of Hydrogene allows convenient augmentation with both circular and rectangular frames and fixtures to create the perfect gallery of light. A simple pendant style fitting serves as a ceiling lamp while other styles include mountings for vertical walls to create a light-grid or compact lighting elements, like a table lamp, for illumination of a dedicated work space. Individual panels can create wall art and artistic surfaces for bars, walls, and partitions. Hydrogene Lasvit Collections 11X001-00 dia 750 mm 11X001-01 dia 500 mm 11X001-02 dia 380 mm
Inhale Lamp / By NENDO The lamp was formed by blowing glass into the form of an air bubble then sucking the air away. Ordinarily, glass is made by blowing air into the molten material. The inhale lamp, on the other hand, comes from the act of inhaling. It s a form created by negative air pressure. 32 / 33 Lasvit Collections Inhale lamp 12X004-00 dia 410 (approx) H315 mm clear 12X004-02 dia 410 (approx) H315 mm opal
Press Lamp / By NENDO The press design is availabe in two types: a pendant lamp and a floor lamp. In this design, glass tubes are pressed as though they have been pinched, and the light source is fi tted into the narrowed space that results. Unusual in the fact that it does not rely on a metal form, the compression of the glass produces a soft, organic form and imbues each lamp with a singular appearance. Lasvit Collections 36 / 37 Press lamp pendant 12X007-00 dia 90 450 mm clear 12X007-01 dia 90 450 mm smoke Press floor lamp 12X008-00 dia 140 H460 mm clear 12X008-01 dia 140 H460 mm smoke Press floor lamp 12X009-00 dia 140 H630 mm clear 12X009-01 dia 140 H630 mm smoke Press floor lamp 12X010-00 dia 140 H800 mm clear 12X010-01 dia 140 H800 mm smoke
UOVO / By Rony Plesl Like something from a fairytale, Uovos or Eggs sparkle like a radiant and mystical gem in a faraway land. These reflective art glass lighting sculptures shines like a mountain of precious rounded mirrors, capturing nearby objects and multiplying them to infinity. Uovos exudes matchless charm and creativity due to the fact that it s been designed in two pieces with exceptional technique. One of the sculptures, Uovo d argento, comprises silver eggs, handcrafted by silvering clear blown-glass components from the inside. The matching piece, Uovo d oro, features golden eggs, with the colouring achieved by silvering the insides of amber glass components. At the large version the finished designs are nearly two meters high, 1.2 metres wide, and 130 kilograms in weight. There is also smaller version of the Uovo designes available. 40 / 41 Uovo 11R002-00 dia 800 H 1200 OH 1500 mm Perla nera 11R002-01 dia 800 H 1200 OH 1500 mm Smoke 11R002-02 dia 800 H 1200 OH 1500 mm Gold 11R002-03 dia 800 H 1200 OH 1500 mm Silver Lasvit Collections 11R001-00 dia 1200 H 1637 OH 2100 mm Gold 11R001-01 dia 1200 H 1637 OH 2100 mm Silver 11R001-02 dia 1200 H 1637 OH 2100 mm Smoke 11R001-03 dia 1200 H 1637 OH 2100 mm Perla nera
Designers 46 / 47 Gabriela Náhlíková Peter Olah & Lars Kemper Dan Piršč Lasvit Collections Rony Plesl Oki Sato (Nendo) Jitka Kamencová Skuhravá
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