Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2018.

Iasia Vase

Artist Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917 - 2007)

Collaborator Memphis (Italian, founded 1980)

CultureItalian

Date1986

MediumBlown glass

Dimensions19 1/2 × 6 in. (49.5 × 15.2 cm)
Base: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

PortfolioEdition of 7

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Pat and Doug Perry, Michael Bakwin, Lisa S. and Dudley B. Anderson, Jim Hixon, Suzanne and Vince Mastracco, Joe Waldo and Ashby Vail, Patt and Colin McKinnon, Carolyn and Dick Barry, Charlotte and Gil Minor, and Selina and Tom Stokes

Object number2017.40.2

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DescriptionThis is a work in glass designed by Ettore Sottsass and executed by Toso Vetri d’Arte of Murano, Italy. It is composed of five elements in varying colors, including the base, stacked like a column. The red element roughly in the middle of the piece is slightly off center giving the intentional impression of instability. It is part of an edition of 7.
Label TextEttore Sottsass Italian, 1917-2007 with Memphis Iasia Vase, 1986 Glass Edition of 7