Vases in coloured glass [Variante]

The shapes of the Vianello vases, which have been awarded the La Rinascente Compasso d'Oro, are examples of solutions to a methodological rather than an aesthetic problem: this arises from the intrinsic characteristics of the material and workmanship. The conception of the variability of the shapes during the manufacturing phase on the basis of a pattern by the designer is an intelligent attempt to condition and guarantee the aesthetics of a product made from a material such as glass whose physical characteristics do not lend themselves - unless certain of its qualities deteriorate - to rigorous repetition