A Strange Symphony - Glassblowing Trumpet by PHILIPP WEBER
Glassblowing Trumpet – A Strange Symphony
stainless, copper, brass, Aluminium, welded, lathe-turned, constructed, 170 H x 20 x 15 cm, 2016, production: 1/3, only 3/3 available
20.000 € incl. VAT (6%)
A Strange Symphony (2013) In this project Philipp Weber altered the main tool of the glassblower, his blowing pipe. While watching belgian glassblower Christophe Genard working, the tool caught Weber’s attention. In the past 2000 years only minor alterations have been made to the 1.5m long steel pipe, with no effect to the material. ‘What would happen to the glass, if the function of this tool radically changed? How would Christophe adapt to a new pipe?’. By manipulating the pipe the designer took influence on the inner shape of the glass. However, through changing the tool the designer sensed a certain mystery in the craft of glassblowing. The rhythm and drama, which he saw hidden in the process of making glass, left a resonating impression on him. The pipe as a tool for glass production, appeared to be like a musical instrument to him. He could not resist the idea to translate the mechanism of a trumpet into an application for blowing glass. Ultimately he started working on a new ‘ instrument’– an allegoric bond of craft and music–, inspiring Christophe to ‘ improvise’ the glass. Playing the valves, he would activate different air streams, shaping the glass from inside. The transformation of the pipe into an instrument provoked a performance of glass making. A shortmovie, several glass objects and the instrument itself communicate this dance with the fire.
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Coke Oven – From Below
Size: ca. 250h x 80 x 60 cm / Material : steel, stainless steel, copper, brass,
mouthblown glass, refractory brick, welded, constructed
25.000 € incl. VAT (6%)
From Below (2017) In the beginning there was coal,
With A Strange Symphony on Colors Philipp Weber explores the technical innovation of a new glassblowing tool, which he developed in the preceding project A Strange Symphony. The designer developed a new trumpet-inspired glassblowing pipe which enables the craftsman to shape the inner cavities of the glass. Applying several valves at the top of the pipe, the glassblower creates a variety of air chambers inside the glass instead of having only one using the conventional pipe. The separated spaces inside the glass make for multiple light refractions. By applying colors on each chamber these refractions create a chromatic mingle. At times deceiving the perception.This project is ongoing and can be understood as a study of light and color in glass, using the tool innovation from A Strange Symphony. Design Concept: Philipp Weber Glassblowing: Christophe Genard.
In the framework of our freshly opened Season IV “Crystallized” group show, you are warmly welcome to discover a new universe of outstanding works and installations exploring the organic through ceramics,
With A Strange Symphony on Colors Philipp Weber explores the technical innovation of a new glassblowing tool, which he developed in the preceding project A Strange Symphony. The designer developed a new trumpet-inspired glassblowing pipe which enables the craftsman to shape the inner cavities of the glass. Applying several valves at the top of the pipe, the glassblower creates a variety of air chambers inside the glass instead of having only one using the conventional pipe. The separated spaces inside the glass make for multiple light refractions. By applying colors on each chamber these refractions create a chromatic mingle. At times deceiving the perception.This project is ongoing and can be understood as a study of light and color in glass, using the tool innovation from A Strange Symphony. Design Concept: Philipp Weber Glassblowing: Christophe Genard.
Season IV – Crystallized Group Show 23.2 – 15.2.2017 Vernissage: 22.2.2017 Crystallized is a group show about contemporary explorations in the organic: applied arts and design installations employing ceramics,
With A Strange Symphony on Colors Philipp Weber explores the technical innovation of a new glassblowing tool, which he developed in the preceding project A Strange Symphony. The designer developed a new trumpet-inspired glassblowing pipe which enables the craftsman to shape the inner cavities of the glass. Applying several valves at the top of the pipe, the glassblower creates a variety of air chambers inside the glass instead of having only one using the conventional pipe. The separated spaces inside the glass make for multiple light refractions. By applying colors on each chamber these refractions create a chromatic mingle. At times deceiving the perception.This project is ongoing and can be understood as a study of light and color in glass, using the tool innovation from A Strange Symphony. Design Concept: Philipp Weber Glassblowing: Christophe Genard.
Philipp Weber (*1987) graduated in 2012 from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands with his B.A. In 2013 his project A Strange Symphony, an allegory between glass and music, won the New Talent Award of the Berlin Design Festival DMY and in 2015 the Bavarian State Prize for Young Designers.
With A Strange Symphony on Colors Philipp Weber explores the technical innovation of a new glassblowing tool, which he developed in the preceding project A Strange Symphony. The designer developed a new trumpet-inspired glassblowing pipe which enables the craftsman to shape the inner cavities of the glass. Applying several valves at the top of the pipe, the glassblower creates a variety of air chambers inside the glass instead of having only one using the conventional pipe. The separated spaces inside the glass make for multiple light refractions. By applying colors on each chamber these refractions create a chromatic mingle. At times deceiving the perception.This project is ongoing and can be understood as a study of light and color in glass, using the tool innovation from A Strange Symphony. Design Concept: Philipp Weber Glassblowing: Christophe Genard.
Hemisphere – From Below
Coke ( 99% carbon), destructive distillation, ca. 15h x 25 cm diameter, 2016, ed. 1/8
3600 € incl. VAT (6%)
From Below (2017) In the beginning there was coal,
Cube – From Below
Coke ( 99% carbon), destructive distillation, ca. 17h x 17 x 17 cm, 2016, ed. 1/8
3600 € incl. VAT (6%)
From Below (2017) In the beginning there was coal,
With A Strange Symphony on Colors Philipp Weber explores the technical innovation of a new glassblowing tool, which he developed in the preceding project A Strange Symphony. The designer developed a new trumpet-inspired glassblowing pipe which enables the craftsman to shape the inner cavities of the glass. Applying several valves at the top of the pipe, the glassblower creates a variety of air chambers inside the glass instead of having only one using the conventional pipe. The separated spaces inside the glass make for multiple light refractions. By applying colors on each chamber these refractions create a chromatic mingle. At times deceiving the perception.This project is ongoing and can be understood as a study of light and color in glass, using the tool innovation from A Strange Symphony. Design Concept: Philipp Weber Glassblowing: Christophe Genard.
