Topic: Huge Per Lütken Exhibition Vase

[Pinkspoons]

I feel very fortunate indeed to be the owner of this vase, a big big beast at 48cm tall! It was designed for exhibition in 1970 by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, and is fully recorded in his exhibition workbook (Form 2386). A very small handful of them would have been made to buy at the exhibition itself, and it was not put into production afterwards.

The design is completely free-blown, and is a malström of colours and bubbles.

[Lustrousstone]

Well done you. I don't actually think I like it though  :huh: I think it's the shape, although I can appreciate the skill involved

[Pinkspoons]

I think Lütken's abstract works are quite an acquired taste. Already, amongst the residents of Chez Pinkspoons, it has picked up the nickname 'The Mutant Fish Vase'.

[Max]

DO NOT POST IT ANYWHERE!!   

[Pinkspoons]

My heart was in my mouth as I was opening the parcel when it arrived - the sender had put it in a tiny box with barely 1-2cm to spare at either end, wrapped only in newspaper! 

Thankfully the vase is built like a brick outhouse and survived.

Doing a little more research into this vase, and it appears that a few of the designs from this exhibition series were simplified in terms of shape and decoration, and became the 'Cascade' series (1970-1979).

Small 'Cascade' Centrepiece, catalogue number 341 49 10:

[Cathy B]

Are you sure it wasn't a collaborative effort between Dr Seuss and Jim Henson, and that it doesn't hop around making honking noises? Its name might be 'Clark'. :-)

[Pinkspoons]

Well it's been on my bedside table for about a month, and I've not noticed it doing that - but who knows what goes on during the day when I'm not here? 

And, complying with Max's warning, this vase is being hand-delivered back to Denmark in February - no postal service will be getting their Holmegaard-destroying mits on it. 

[Pip]

Are you sure it wasn't a collaborative effort between Dr Seuss and Jim Henson, and that it doesn't hop around making honking noises? Its name might be 'Clark'. :-)

  it reminds me of the talking plant in The Little Shop of Horrors!

[a40ty]

Are you sure it wasn't a collaborative effort between Dr Seuss and Jim Henson, and that it doesn't hop around making honking noises? Its name might be 'Clark'. :-)

 :clap: I can just imagine it doing that! And maybe even giving out a long drawn out wail as it looks for its mate..

[Pinkspoons]

Well its new home in Denmark will be amongst a lot of other unique exhibition pieces, so it doesn't have to pine for much longer.