{"product_id":"kaj-franck-249-pilari-vase","title":"Kaj Franck 249 'Pilari' Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003eA model KF 249 'Pilari' vase, designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/kaj-franck\" title=\"Kaj Franck\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKaj Franck\u003c\/a\u003e in 1958 for \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nuutajärvi Notsjö\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/nuutajarvi-notsjo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNuutajärvi Notsjö\u003c\/a\u003e, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew designers shaped Finland's post-war design identity as profoundly as Franck. Renowned for his uncompromising Modernism and functional approach to design, he created objects that stripped away excess in favour of clarity, proportion, and purpose. While best known for his influential domestic wares, these same principles are evident in his more sculptural glassworks, including the celebrated Pilari series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe KF 249 is a substantial and architectural piece, expertly turn-moulded, cased, and cut into a hexagonal form. The shape of the vase embodies Franck's Modernist aesthetic whilst being highly considerate to the material, glass, by exploiting its refractive and reflective properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe thick crystal base captures and refracts light, creating shifting reflections, shadows, and flashes of colour that animate the vase from every angle. The play of light is amplified by the impressive clarity of the glass itself. In high contrast to the base, the main body of the glass is a deep navy blue colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated in the 1958 Nuutajärvi Notsjö catalogue, the Pilari series represented some of the most ambitious and technically demanding glass produced by the factory during the period. Resultantly, Pilari vases were, by far, the most expensive designs by Kaj Franck at the time. For perspective, this vase cost more than three \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/products\/kaj-franck-kremlin-bells-decanter-pitcher?variant=44636978118870\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"KF 1500 'Kremlin Bell' double decanter\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKF 1500 'Kremlin Bell' double decanters\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nuutajärvi Notsjö","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58104186470787,"sku":null,"price":990.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/9331\/1702\/files\/Kaj-franck-model-kf249-249-pilari-vase-tall-art-object-nuutajarvi.jpg?v=1779458163","url":"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/products\/kaj-franck-249-pilari-vase","provider":"Art \u0026 Utility","version":"1.0","type":"link"}