Finnish home and tableware brand Iittala keep launching beautiful new designs. Next up is a new collection of vases to be launched early next year. 'Ruutu' is the name, which means 'square' in Finnish, and they are beautifully square and simple. Like couloured glass cubes. Anyone who already has an Iittala vase (and most Nordics probably do) will know how versatile they are. 'Ruutu', as you can see from the pictures, can stand alone or in a group - and preferably in a setting where light can filter through the glass.
The 'Ruutu' vases have been designed by the French fraternal duo Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, and are handmade by Iittala's craftsmen in Finland. Each vase takes 24 hours work to finish. A true artisan piece of glass art for the home, in other words.
Iittala doesn't have an online shop, but their website lists retailers in the UK - and personally I tend to go to Skandium in London when I want anything from their collections. I find Skandium's light Nordic environment very soothing. If you cannot make it to Skandium they have a very good online shop.
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