This is another vase and yet it is my first vase. The function provides a good opportunity to explore design, form and void on a viable scale.

A peak refers to the highest point of a thing and to the peak bloom of flowers.

Maybe you’ve noticed a tree growing into and around a fence or a flower emerging from concrete cracks. I considered these small examples of nature overcoming human, industrial obstacles and aimed to capture this element of surprise, nature’s resilience, within a vase.

PEAK is inspired by the relationship between nature/cities, nature/human activity, nature/industry. PEAK’s clean, industrially spun form is disrupted with a crisp void then ‘finished’ with a top that completes the capsule shape.

The floral arrangement emerges from the void but the vase’s top (or ‘peak’) is visible, peering from behind the bouquet. The void and the ‘peak’ remind us of the fragile relationship between humankind and nature- what will happen when humankind totally overshadows nature? What will vases hold then?

Without flowers, PEAK is a strange object on its own. I prefer to design objects that when not in use, can stand on their own to evoke curiosity. 
Copper, 12” x 6” x 6”, $300.00-$515.00