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The flowing grain pattern wraps seamlessly around the form, enhanced by a lustrous hand-finished surface that reflects light elegantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts generous scale and sculptural presence make it equally suitable as a functional serving bowl or as a decorative centerpiece in a modern or vintage interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile unmarked, the bowl closely relates to Danish modern production of the 1950s–1970s, where workshops specialized in high-quality turned hardwood objects with similar proportions and finish. 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These vases embody the essence of postwar Dutch modernism: calm, balanced, and impeccably proportioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Serica line occupied a special place in Leerdam’s collection: neither unique studio works nor mass-produced items, but limited-production pieces hand-blown and finished by skilled artisans. Each example bears subtle individual nuances, reflecting the mastery of Dutch glassmaking in its golden era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe graceful transition from deep cobalt blue to soft opaline white gives these bottle vases a tranquil, almost meditative quality. Their elongated necks and organic silhouettes capture light beautifully, emphasizing Meydam’s sculptural sense of form and balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComparative Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeydam’s designs share the same purity of vision found in the work of Tapio Wirkkala and Kaj Franck of Finland: artists who likewise distilled glass to its essential form and expression. Like Andries Copier, Meydam’s mentor at Leerdam, he combined artistic refinement with functional clarity, placing him among Europe’s foremost modernist glass designers of the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Floris Meydam (1919–2011)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA key figure in Dutch design, Meydam succeeded Andries Copier as chief designer at Glasfabriek Leerdam in 1949. His work is distinguished by its harmonious proportions, restrained use of color, and elegant simplicity. Meydam’s designs are represented in major museum collections including the Rijksmuseum and the Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Glasfabriek Leerdam\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1878, Glasfabriek Leerdam became the cornerstone of Dutch modern glass. 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Rendered entirely in a soft taupe-grey lacquer over wood, the piece is built from a series of bold, rounded geometric forms: a thick circular frame cradling the mirror plate, pivoting on two chunky brass pivot pins set into vertical uprights, and resting on a broad, gently curved trestle base with a scrolled foot detail reminiscent of postmodern furniture from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mirror tilts freely within its frame, allowing the angle to be adjusted for use on a vanity, dressing table, or console. The satin lacquer finish is uniform throughout, giving the object a calm, monochromatic presence that reads equally well as a functional mirror or as a piece of tabletop sculpture in its own right: the kind of quietly architectural object associated with Italian design studios working at the intersection of furniture and industrial design in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition consistent with age; the mirror glass is clean and bright, with only the light, expected imperfections of a decades-old plate. 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The mirror features a gently tapered form with beautifully beveled and etched smoked glass panels, delicately decorated with stylized leaf motifs, joined with brass rosettes. A floating glass shelf rests on a hand-forged, gilt wrought iron console characterized by intricate scrollwork and finely hammered textures, showcasing Colli’s sculptural approach to metalwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect as an entrance statement piece or dressing mirror, this work captures the refined glamour typical of Cristal Art, one of Italy’s leading glass manufacturers of the mid-century period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigner: Pier Luigi Colli (1895–1968)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePier Luigi Colli was one of Italy’s most innovative designers of the mid-20th century. Based in Turin, Colli blended traditional craftsmanship with modernist aesthetics, creating furniture and decorative objects known for their elegant silhouettes, ornamental ironwork, and refined use of glass. 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Conceived as a homage to Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and the city of Verona, this Renaissance-style casket disassembles into a complete gold-plated dining set for two: four candlesticks, two pairs of tall matching goblets on Corinthian-column stems, a full complement of forks, knives and spoons, a rechaud, four ashtrays, and a pair of rings, one for him, one for her, all housed within a lidded, reliquary-form casket rendered in Berrocal’s signature interlocking, biomorphic puzzle language. Corinthian columns frame each side of the casket itself, capped by a stepped, pyramid-finialed lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is complete with all 88 pieces and its original hardback book, which documents the piece’s history, gives full assembly instructions, and illustrates the production process with period photography (Verona, Romeo and Juliet costume shoot included).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA documented, freshly re-plated example\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine pieces of this Il Cofanetto were sent to Stefano Bussola Argentatura e Doratura, in Verona, the very workshop that originally gold-plated the edition in the early 1970s, to be re-plated. Though the company has since closed, its retired owner, a master gilder, personally took on the restoration of these pieces, applying the same expertise used on the originals over fifty years ago. 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He worked in Verona and nearby Negrar from 1967 to 2004, collaborating closely with sculptural foundries, and exhibited widely across Europe, North and South America, and Japan. 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Stretching a full meter across the wall, the piece takes its name and rhythm from the moray eel: a sinuous, undulating silhouette that coils and knots across the panel, its pale stone body punctuated by voids that let the black backing bite through like shadow or negative space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCabiddu’s language here is instantly recognizable: soft, biomorphic volumes carved with an almost hand-worn tactility, floating against a hard graphic ground. The dialogue between the two materials is the real subject of the work: warm, porous, sunlit stone against cool, matte black lacquer; mass against void; organic curve against architectural edge. Comparisons to Jean Arp’s biomorphic reliefs or Hans Arp’s cut-paper compositions come to mind, filtered through Cabiddu’s own late-1990s vocabulary of stacked, rhythmic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all of Cabiddu’s sculptures, this is a unique, one-of-a-kind work: the artist has never worked in editions. 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In this 1985 woodblock print, Masao Ido captures the stillness of Kenninji, Kyoto's oldest Zen temple. He builds the scene from layered, hand-printed greens, from fresh spring-leaf to deep forest, against slate-grey stone and warm, gnarled bark. The grain of the wood shows through the colour fields, a hallmark of true sōsaku hanga, in which the artist is responsible for the whole process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is titled in Japanese, dated '85, numbered, and signed in pencil. It also bears Ido's red seal. It comes in a slim dark wooden frame with an off-white mat, ready to hang. 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He became known for serene landscapes of gardens, quiet streets and temple gates, with subtle colour layering that gives depth and richness. His prints are in the collections of institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He died in 2016, which makes his prints increasingly sought after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Kenninji\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenninji, in Kyoto's Higashiyama district near Gion, was founded in 1202 by the monk Eisai. It is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto and one of the city's great Rinzai Zen temples. Eisai is also credited with introducing tea culture to Japan, so the temple's garden carries a link to the tea ceremony. Its treasures include the monumental \"Twin Dragons\" ceiling painting in the Dharma Hall (2002) and Tawaraya Sōtatsu's famous Wind and Thunder Gods screens. 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Paolo Viti was Olivetti's Director of Design, appointed by Carlo de Benedetti in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions : Height : 5.12 in. (13 cm)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 5.01 in. (12.7 cm)\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 5.01 in. (12.7 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Giovanni Sacchi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day in 1948 Marcello Nizzoli, noticing in via Sirtori in Milan a sign for a carpentry workshop, walked in and asked for a model in wood of a handle that he was developing. That's how it all began, Giovanni Sacchi went on to materialize in wood the ideas of architects and designers : typewriters by Nizzoli, games by Munari, calculators by Bellini, lamps by Sapper, theaters by Zanuso and museums by Aulenti, as well as many others, totaling up to 25,000 models.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEttore Sottsass said of him that one of his models gave such complete satisfaction to the designer that he hardly had any more desire to make the machine. Giovanni Sacchi passed away at the age of 81. His work is documented in the permanent collection of Italian design at the Triennale in Milan and the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Politecnico. L.S.. And there is of course the Giovanni Sacchi Archive in via Granelli 1, Sesto San Giovanni Milano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Paolo Viti\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaolo Viti became Olivetti's director of publicity and corporate image. De Benedetti was responsible for increasing Olivetti’s cultural budget, and throughout the 1980s and 1990s Viti was largely responsible for overseeing the numerous exhibitions toured by them in these years, including The Horses of San Marco, The Treasury of San Marco Venice, Leonardo: Studies from the Last Supper from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, Glass of the Caesars and Michelangelo: Draftsman\/Architect. Extraordinary treasures were thus transported (often for the first time) to locations around the world: including Milan, Florence, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, Cologne, Berlin, New York, Washington, DC, Toronto, Mexico City, Sydney and Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55480223662421,"sku":"1","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1091\/2091\/3749\/files\/leonardo-da-vinci-helicopter-model-by-renown-italian-maker-giovanni-905.jpg?v=1792691948"},{"product_id":"sosaku-hanga-woodblock-print-masao-ido","title":"Hōjō Nantei \"South garden of the Hōjō\" Sōsaku Hanga woodblock print by Masao Ido","description":"\u003cp\u003eHōjō Nantei (方丈南庭) \"South garden of the Hōjō\", Sōsaku Hanga woodblock print by Masao Ido 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA raked gravel garden in raking light, reduced to stone, shadow and rhythm. In Hōjō Nantei (方丈南庭), Masao Ido takes one of the quietest places in Japanese culture, the dry garden before a Zen abbot's quarters, and gives it a graphic, almost modernist clarity. Concentric ripples of combed gravel swell around a single upright stone. Dark rock formations anchor the left. A diagonal pavement of pale grey and blue tiles leads the eye toward the shadowed timber doors beyond. The palette is restrained, but the surfaces are rich, with the speckled texture of the gravel and paper-white shōji panels printed in carefully layered blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fine impression of a limited edition, numbered 12\/150, dated '90, titled and signed in pencil by the artist, and bearing his red seal. It comes in its original Japanese frame with a white mat, which suits the print's tonal calm. Its cool greys make it easy to place in a minimalist, mid-century or contemporary interior, where it works as a meditative counterpoint to wood, leather and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasao Ido (井堂雅夫, b. 1945) is a Kyoto-based printmaker associated with the Sōsaku Hanga (\"creative print\") tradition, in which the artist conceives, carves and prints the work. He is best known for architectural and garden subjects around Kyoto's temples, rendered in flat planes of colour with subtle surface texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Hōjō\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hōjō (方丈) is the abbot's residence of a Zen temple, named for the \"ten-foot-square\" hut of the sage Vimalakirti. Its south garden (nantei, 南庭) is traditionally a kare-sansui, or dry landscape: raked gravel suggests water and stones suggest islands or mountains. These gardens are meant for contemplation rather than strolling, which is why Ido's composition feels so still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: colour woodblock print on washi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 12\/150, dated 1990\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned in pencil, titled and numbered, with red seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: original Japanese frame, H 48 × W 60 × D 2.5 cm (H 18.9 × W 23.6 × D 1.0 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: very good, with some light toning to the paper margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Masao Ido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55480225464661,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1091\/2091\/3749\/files\/hojo-nantei-fang-zhang-nan-ting-south-garden-of-the-hojo-sosaku-hanga-woodblock-465.jpg?v=1792691953"},{"product_id":"japanese-woodblock-print-masao-ido-limited-edition","title":"Shinkoin Temple Japanese woodblock print by Masao Ido limited edition 27\/180","description":"\u003cp\u003eShinkoin Temple 1992 Japanese woodblock print by Masao Ido limited edition 27\/180 original frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pencil inscription at lower left reads 神光院, which is Shinkō-in (Shinkoin). It is a Buddhist temple in the north of Kyoto. The date is \"'92\", and the numbering reads 27\/180.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunlight flickers across a still pond, and moss-covered black rocks rest beside a raked gravel path. In this 1992 woodblock print, Masao Ido turns a quiet corner of the Shinkoin temple garden in Kyoto into a study in light, texture and calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdo builds the scene from layered colour blocks. The water is a pale silvery blue, broken by dappled sunlight, and a fine grain in the surface gives it a shimmer. Against it, the deep greens of the moss and shrubs and the near-black stones feel graphic and modern, yet still rooted in the Japanese woodblock tradition. The effect is serene and contemplative, and it works equally well in a mid-century, minimalist or Japandi interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is titled in Japanese, dated '92, numbered 27\/180 and signed \"Masao Ido\" in pencil. It also bears the artist's red seal. It is presented in its original Japanese frame, with a cream mat and a dark brown wooden frame. The reverse carries the original gallery label with a biography of the artist (Hamakaze Art).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Masao Ido\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasao Ido (井堂 雅夫) is a Japanese woodblock printer and textile dyer, born in 1945 in Manchuria. He is a council member (評議員) of the Sankigakai art association. He was selected for the Nichido Print Grand Prix and for the exhibitions of the Japan Print Association. He has had solo exhibitions at department stores across Japan and in the United States, Switzerland and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis career extends beyond printmaking. He designed stage sets for the Hanayagi school of Japanese dance, and in 1986 he created export packaging designs for Shiseido. His work is held in public collections including Kyoto Prefecture, the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education, Morioka City and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The label also mentions the director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print belongs to the modern Japanese hanga tradition. It is a contemporary heir to shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga, with flat, bold colour planes, simplified forms and a precise multi-block technique. 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