Ruutu Vases

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Ruutu, the Finnish word for diamond, arrives as a study in productive restraint. Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the vase distills geometry to its most considered form, its angled silhouette shaped entirely by the breath and hands of skilled glassmakers at the Iittala factory in Finland. Each piece is mouth-blown into a steel mold and polished by hand, a process that draws on seven craftsmen and twenty-four hours of work per vase. The result carries the warmth and slight variation that only mouth-blown glass can produce. No two pieces are identical. Mouth-blown into a steel mold, then hand-polished Produced by seven craftsmen over twenty-four hours Available in five sizes and seven colors Winner of the iF Product Design Award and Red Dot: Best of the Best, 2015 The Bouroullecs brought to Ruutu the same economy of means that defines their broader practice: a shape that reads as obvious only in retrospect, and a material that rewards close attention over time. Show more