Silence - Circle, Triangle, Square

Glass

Craft Artist: Takeyoshi Mitsui

ORIGIN: Toyama Prefecture
RELEASE: 2018
SIZE: Circle: φ130mm × H130mm / Triangle: φ145mm × H130mm / Square: φ115mm × H110mm
MATERIAL: Soda glass

Embraced by silence

With a simple yet impressive form, each hand-blown glass object gives off a dignified presence. The delicate hand crafted finish and its pleasant texture in combination with its unique color exudes a light and soft look on the three works. When you think about the space that is contained within each object, you will find yourself embraced by silence.

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Chu-buki (Free-blowing)
- Technique
A technique whereby glass is formed freely in the air using tongs or trowels without the use of mold. After winding a small portion of molten glass on the tip of a blowpipe, the molten glass is soften with heat in a kiln and inflated into a spherical shape in the air.
Glassblowing
- Technique
A glass forming method. It is said that it began in ancient Rome around the 1st century B.C. Molten glass is wound on a blowpipe and then air is blown into it to form shapes. It is mainly classified into two types; free-blowing and mold-blowing.
Soda glass
- Material
The most common type of glass. It is easy to melt and mold but is vulnerable to rapid heating and rapid cooling. It sounds slightly dull when struck. It is commonly used as tableware, bottles and flat glass.

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