Collaboration with Baccarat – 2012

Following the collaboration initiated in 2011 around the iconic Harcourt glass, Baccarat and ECAL are continuing their common reflection in 2012. The students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship are all working on the same global project, combining object design, scenography, photography and the conception of a final publication.
Supervised by London designer Bethan Laura Wood and Parisian photographer Philippe Jarrigeon, each group of students set out to revisit the universal theme of the Vase, starting from the same basic conical shape and questioning all of the Manufacture's know-how.
Based on the principles of cutting, engraving, sandblasting and gilding, Vase-O-Rama was created, a hybrid and abundant collection, like a panorama.

Collaboration (2012) by Charlotte Sünnen, Anna Bitzer, Ana Varela, David Luraschi, Aurélie Mathieu, Philippe Karrer

Witnessing the dialogue between the personalities and cultures of students from fifteen different nationalities, the epilogue of this six-month workshop highlights the contemporary potential of Baccarat's heritage. By pushing each concept as far as possible and mischievously underlining the noble and mysterious forces of crystal, the six final projects explore the uses, materials, and notions of scale and aesthetics inherent in the object.

With humour and transgression, the "Vase-O-Rama" collection reveals creations that celebrate Baccarat's know-how.

ECAL, Baccarat — SIDEWAY ECAL/Charlotte Sünnen & Anna Bitzer

ECAL, Baccarat — HARNESS ECAL/Charlotte Sünnen & Anna Bitzer

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Ana Varela, David Luraschi, Baccarat — TARTAN, CHEVRON & HARLEQUIN ECAL/Ana Varela & David Luraschi

ECAL, Baccarat — EXQUIS ECAL/Kacper Hamilton & Michal Florence

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ECAL, Baccarat — BRICKS ECAL/Aurélie Mathieu & Philippe Karrer

BRICKS

Aurélie Mathieu & Philippe Karrer
A fluted vase cut into layers borrowing from the codes of the construction game.

TARTAN, CHEVRON & HARLEQUIN

Ana Varela & David Luraschi
Set of three vases reinterpreting the textile motifs of tartan, chevron and argyle.

EXQUIS

Kacper Hamilton
Based on the exquisite cadaver principle, this series of three vases uses various combinations of designs and cut-outs from the factory's archives.

SIDEWAY

Cahrlotte Sunnen
The horizontal cut-outs of the vase allow the piece to be held at an angle while resting on a base.

HARNESS

Cahrlotte Sunnen
The vase has an integrated harness that can be used as a backpack.

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