Smoky Schnapps Carafe & Frosted Crystal Shot Glasses
by Studio DO · Antwerp, Belgium

This luxurious elegant set is made of natural crystals. Smoky & Rock crystal. The shot glasses are accompanied by the stone of their origin, which functions as their carrier or holder.
The carafe’s handle is the core of the crystal which was extracted in order to create the necessary void.
Each of the items reveals the traces of it’s making & manifests it’s natural, raw appearance.
These are part of our ‘Dining-Vessels’ project.

For that project we have been questioning and observing the varied significances and utensils for dining as a custom. Which, as assumed, began since men created a community. From its very beginning, it is commonly a custom of sharing, being together, merely. Whether it is for the sake of a daily necessity, feeding. A kind of celebration, or a romantic dinner for two. It is in fact a ceremony. For which men invented & incorporated so many varied accessories & utensils to grant the participants the possibility to unfold all that it offers. From practical dining vessels which allowed the sharing & eating of the food easily & pleasantly, to atmosphere influencers such as a central fire around which all could gather. Candle holders spread between the presented dishes to see be seen. Flower vases, chandeliers hovering above the table, & more. When placing aside the mere necessity of eating, this ceremony holds from sensual experiences of smell, flavour, sight, sound, to the practice of communication, closeness, at times with a dash of intimacy.
We have chosen to highlight its festivity by our vessels to bring forward two aspects. The one is the aspect of sharing (all our vessels are made as sets, there is no fitting item for the solitaire dinner/eater) & the other is the manifestation of sight & touch, hence directing the spot-light to colour, form, structure & all that the eye is capable to grasp.
After all, the eye is the first to feast.