Japanese Winter tableware by Yakush
Dezeen Showroom: Ukrainian brand Yakush used snowy landscapes and neon lights as references for this tableware collection, made from hand-sculptured glass.
The Japanese Winter collection includes vases, bowls, jugs, cups, glasses and candleholders, all created as collectible design objects that combine heritage glassmaking techniques with contemporary silhouettes.
The collection comes in two colour options: Clear, which takes inspiration from Japanese wintertime scenes such as wind marks on snow and the diffused glow of shoji paper, and Neon, which adds bright pops of colour meant to evoke the reflection of neon signage on rain-soaked streets.
Yakush founder Masha Yakush researched Japanese archival photography and 1970s cinema for aesthetic inspiration and worked with recycled huta glass, a traditional free-blown sculptural glass from Ukraine and its surrounding regions.
The recycled glass brings subtle variations in tone, density and transparency, adding to the one-of-a-kind character of each item.
"I didn't want to create a collection that would be easily understood by everyone," said founder Masha Yakush. "I wanted it to be complex, layered and alive – something that invites you to look into the glass and see something personal in it."
"This is truly an art collection – it requires labour, attention and understanding," she added.
Product details:
Product: Japanese Winter tableware
Designer Masha Yakush
Brand: Yakush
Contact: info@yakush.shop
Materials: glass (minimum 60 per cent recycled huta glass)
Colours/finishes: Clear or Neon
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