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Immersion Into Nature

By: Eva Slunečková Photo: Shotby.us, Floral Design Fox Flowers
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Design­ers Mária Čulen­ová, Petra Dick­ová and Štěpán Gudev devel­oped a spe­cial glass tech­nique, thanks to which it is pos­si­ble to pro­long the life of plants and imprint its sil­hou­ette on crys­tal glass. The flower turns to ash­es, the glass into an immor­tal mem­o­ry. It is up to you which one you want to grant a frag­ile eternity.

Wel­come to the wilder­ness named Herbar­i­um, where every­one is their own mas­ter. In it, the lianas fall from the heav­ens and strange flow­ers flour­ish on the sur­face of the earth. Time stops. But there’s no need to wor­ry, you won‘t be harmed! This wilder­ness is a tes­ta­ment to the beau­ty of flo­ra that will last for­ev­er. By deny­ing the cur­rent rules and expec­ta­tions, a fleet­ing moment imprint­ed in bohemi­an glass, pre­served as a silent memen­to of an impor­tant event, a moment of joy or a sym­bol of a favorite herb.

The mag­ic hap­pens when the molten glass is poured over dried flow­ers, herbs or small tree branch­es. That’s when the green­ery turns into ash­es but leaves its dis­tinct traces in the glass surface.

As a stan­dard, we offer the Herbar­i­um col­lec­tion in 9 ver­sions. Despite this, every piece is unique thanks to our tech­nol­o­gy. No two flow­ers in the world are the same, there­fore each com­po­nent we cre­ate now or in the future will be a unique, one-of-a-kind piece.

All types of struc­tures stand out in Herbar­i­um, whether they are fine grass­es, more expres­sive flow­ers or tree branch­es. Orig­i­nal­ly, the design­ers only worked with plants that grow in the vicin­i­ty of the LASVIT glass­works in Nový Bor, but grad­u­al­ly expand­ed the pos­si­bil­i­ties fur­ther. The only con­di­tion is that the plants must not be too fleshy — a larg­er vol­ume of water caus­es adverse reac­tions when in con­tact with hot glass.

You can assem­ble the chan­de­lier from our com­po­nents or have your own mem­o­ry sealed into the glass — a wed­ding bou­quet, a favorite flower or grass as a sim­ple sym­bol of nature. The Herbar­i­um light­ing instal­la­tion is usu­al­ly on offer in 3 shapes (round, oval and made-to-mea­sure) in our ready-to-order stan­dard­iza­tions rang­ing from 27 to 265 pieces. For more details about our Icons

“What we want­ed to do in Herbar­i­um was to cap­ture the wilder­ness, so any­one can take home a piece of the Bohemi­an mead­ow frozen in glass,” says Mária Čulen­ová, chief design­er who led the cre­ative team behind Herbarium.

The com­po­nents are usu­al­ly made of clear glass, but there are also sev­er­al pos­si­bil­i­ties to add gold­en-paint­ed details.

 

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The magic happens when the molten glass is poured over dried flowers, herbs or small tree branches. That’s when the greenery turns into ashes but leaves its distinct traces in the glass surface.
As a standard, we offer the Herbarium collection in 9 versions. Despite this, every piece is unique thanks to our technology. No two flowers in the world are the same, therefore each component we create now or in the future will be a unique, one-of-a-kind piece.
All types of structures stand out in Herbarium, whether they are fine grasses, more expressive flowers or tree branches. Originally, the designers only worked with plants that grow in the vicinity of the LASVIT glassworks in Nový Bor, but gradually expanded the possibilities further. The only condition is that the plants must not be too fleshy - a larger volume of water causes adverse reactions when in contact with hot glass.
You can assemble the chandelier from our components or have your own memory sealed into the glass - a wedding bouquet, a favorite flower or grass as a simple symbol of nature. The Herbarium lighting installation is usually on offer in 3 shapes (round, oval and made-to-measure) in our ready-to-order standardizations ranging from 27 to 265 pieces. For more details about our Icons
“What we wanted to do in Herbarium was to capture the wilderness, so anyone can take home a piece of the Bohemian meadow frozen in glass,” says Mária Čulenová, chief designer who led the creative team behind Herbarium.
The components are usually made of clear glass, but there are also several possibilities to add golden-painted details.

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