Donna Luisa Vase
H.J. Weinand
Production Memphis Milano
Product Details
Vase designed by H.J. Weinand for Memphis Milano, 1985.
Handmade in Murano glass by Compagnia Vetraria Muranese, Donna Luisa brings the Memphis language into the tradition of Venetian glassmaking. A soft, undulating red base supports a bright green bowl, embellisheded with irregular shaped pieces of coloured glass, creating a vivid contrast of colour, form and decorative detail. Produced for the Memphis Extra collection, the vase combines craftsmanship with a strong graphic identity, resulting in a lively and immediately recognisable object.
Design: 1985
Collection: Memphis Extra
Dimensions: Ø 24 × H 34 cm
H. J. Weinand
Born in Germany in 1953, Herbert Jakob Weinand is a designer who approaches design as a field for exploring construction systems and the behavior of materials, with particular attention to wood and lightweight structures. His work treats objects and space as outcomes of a rational and experimental process, where form and function derive directly from structural logic. Weinand conceives design as applied research, capable of transforming engineering principles into essential, legible, and user-oriented solutions.
