'metamorphosis: die verwandlung' by jakub berdych
photo by gabriel urbánek

Through the use of manipulation through tradition, Jakub Berdych of Czech Stidio, Qubus crafts pieces from the Czech Republic from which he fashions new forms of art through merging diversity from abundant objects that are most often valuable to a certain generation. 'Metamorphosis: die verwandlung' finds value in re-appropriating something old and familiar by giving it a new aesthetic through repeatedly heating and reshaping old vases from his grandparents or pieces he has collected over time. Through this, highly challenging craftsmanship as well as traditional glassmaking techniques are contrasted by cheap materials such as plastic clamps and clips.

metamorphosis glass vase series
photo by gabriel urbánek

'the birth and death of beauty' by jakub berdych

In Berdych’s “birth and death of beauty” series, a tedious process that tends to have a high risk of fracture was completed through a highly repetitive enamel technique that he uses for decoration of another grouping of glass vessels. This process requires firing the glass upward for as many as six times.

'light' by jakub berdych

“Light” makes use of old lamps from the 1970’s, whereby they have been rebuilt to be supported by a glass structure. The illusion of light becoming glass and glass becoming light can be seen through the composition when the lamp is on.

Via: designboom.com