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New York-based designer Jonathan Hansen
has released a whimsical collection of handcrafted
crystal glassware inspired by clouds.
CRYSTAL CLOUDS
By: Mandi Keighran
Photography By: Joseph Kramm
S
taring at the clouds as they move
across the sky and seemingly melt
into different shapes has captured
the human imagination for
millennia, inspiring countless works of art,
poetry, and music. Recently, New York-based
designer Jonathan Hansen expressed the
ephemeral magic of clouds in a collection of
handcrafted and engraved crystal glassware
that will bring a touch of whimsy to the
home.
"Capturing in a transparent material a subject
that is itself a mass of water drops, constantly
moving and alive, was a big part of my idea
behind the In the Clouds collection," reveals
Hansen. "e engravers were able to create
a beautiful sense of movement through the
varying engraving depths, and in combination
with the refraction of light and transparency
of the crystal, the clouds come to life."
e collection, titled In the Clouds, is the
designer's first signature glassware collection
and has been brought to life by master
craftsmen of the Bohemian crystal tradition
in the Czech Republic. It features ten pieces,
ranging from stemless wine goblets and old-
fashioned glasses to a classically formed water
jug, and each piece is available in either clear
or stormy grey-tinted crystal.
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