Fish On The Edge. The Bubble Tank by Richard Bell for Psalt Design.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eJPJbzuB01AxAtha4Y7ZQYgRk_G4eoMbt7hdqTZaEDLrVLZd1Y4l-L9oTHYQQaqe4hXuMa9gzoUcC6t2W3KBABg8gdmfQrpFTGXlx33lq0ZuPft4522NwGbPqk9KqViATfUlu8dOU5bo/s1600/tank_thumb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660802859457520226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eJPJbzuB01AxAtha4Y7ZQYgRk_G4eoMbt7hdqTZaEDLrVLZd1Y4l-L9oTHYQQaqe4hXuMa9gzoUcC6t2W3KBABg8gdmfQrpFTGXlx33lq0ZuPft4522NwGbPqk9KqViATfUlu8dOU5bo/s400/tank_thumb.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 502px;" /></a><br /><br />Created for <a href="http://apinchofpsalt.wordpress.com/">Psalt Design</a>, a Sheffield based Furniture & Product Design company, the ‘Bubble Tank Project’ by Richard Bell is a series of hand-blown glass bowls which have been counterbalanced to create the illusion that they are hanging precariously over the edge of a surface.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8LvMZIDVwb81NVvNIXQN1UjhcGKMXoI6cLRwFrtJlC5cRCjFqi8EfryhhFPPDhwuta297bsxVJO4frl5zt5AWCXMO02MtQMTHGzeRIV_Q1dSfajwJo7kXyRxrJd8DO5J_mfpqSYsZ0d8/s1600/14_52_image2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660802987880335730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8LvMZIDVwb81NVvNIXQN1UjhcGKMXoI6cLRwFrtJlC5cRCjFqi8EfryhhFPPDhwuta297bsxVJO4frl5zt5AWCXMO02MtQMTHGzeRIV_Q1dSfajwJo7kXyRxrJd8DO5J_mfpqSYsZ0d8/s400/14_52_image2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDHVAkGODOF5ijGWTeJIi8ag1ou1tMsHH11oJeINw12AQcUUnCIss0_tArslclpPsefucMSSdJOZOGOqf8VAUvkkUwy-GMMgX5EBhMT816aKHI2GB3j_IhyphenhyphenGSAholdXobFWEU2sP4oOUb/s1600/14_52_main_image.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660802938943419026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDHVAkGODOF5ijGWTeJIi8ag1ou1tMsHH11oJeINw12AQcUUnCIss0_tArslclpPsefucMSSdJOZOGOqf8VAUvkkUwy-GMMgX5EBhMT816aKHI2GB3j_IhyphenhyphenGSAholdXobFWEU2sP4oOUb/s400/14_52_main_image.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrEwNTGRN5ZPrsceRGdg-ozs3E9Bv2hkaofuvaSugazIQMaTmYHB7uiWPrx_0l93Rz9iPKmvYxDyCNaB8UPfD9X60xGT3B-TezDyuNPiVUE7Q85PwiNH_4kR54bO8SZ8xPQAga0FBcobm/s1600/14_52_image5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660803292548347138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrEwNTGRN5ZPrsceRGdg-ozs3E9Bv2hkaofuvaSugazIQMaTmYHB7uiWPrx_0l93Rz9iPKmvYxDyCNaB8UPfD9X60xGT3B-TezDyuNPiVUE7Q85PwiNH_4kR54bO8SZ8xPQAga0FBcobm/s400/14_52_image5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdU0g3TZD1qjiPIaV-eXeiyw-0aqquRW9Wp0Eqfqko8Wa8_ohiTCs8zmDgknPZs-8tuA5-hCWDU3yR1QMkllN3pUWos7V3fMChPSyNn1nHJP4j6DBDTM7-GYVinfh-r6W6Nsrpzx180un/s1600/14_52_image4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660803109367340130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdU0g3TZD1qjiPIaV-eXeiyw-0aqquRW9Wp0Eqfqko8Wa8_ohiTCs8zmDgknPZs-8tuA5-hCWDU3yR1QMkllN3pUWos7V3fMChPSyNn1nHJP4j6DBDTM7-GYVinfh-r6W6Nsrpzx180un/s400/14_52_image4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br />Every tank is completely unique therefore is available in many different shapes and sizes. Simply pick the one that you like best<a href="http://www.richardbelldesign.com/"> here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">spotted on </span><a href="http://www.designrulz.com/product-design/deco/2011/10/distorted-aquarium-by-psalt-design/" style="font-style: italic;">designrulz</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> via </span><a href="http://www.materialicious.com/" style="font-style: italic;">materialicious</a></span>

Fish On The Edge. The Bubble Tank by Richard Bell for Psalt Design.

Created for Psalt Design , a Sheffield based Furniture & Product Design company, the ‘Bubble Tank Project’ by Richard Bell is a series o...

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The Nautilus Peepbox Aquarium Melds Steampunk Design With Modern Materials.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUtiVKXZhcyAkHATgAhdYavTPWseHG6p12MWMu8IIJMdDfdWqQaeoJqR5UwmN_FJFKcUYOMRXIKUgOYAhavs5a-qdNUp03tLMbqLPLwnZAWvTDvQiUlyYczBPosESIxthuCZc7yYxj6N3/s1600/nautilus_02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604517581925870146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUtiVKXZhcyAkHATgAhdYavTPWseHG6p12MWMu8IIJMdDfdWqQaeoJqR5UwmN_FJFKcUYOMRXIKUgOYAhavs5a-qdNUp03tLMbqLPLwnZAWvTDvQiUlyYczBPosESIxthuCZc7yYxj6N3/s400/nautilus_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><br />Designed by George Maridakis for Spell, the Nautilus peepbox aquarium is constructed of Perspex and aluminum. The illuminated cylindrical fish tank has a Jules Verne-meets-the-new-millenium look and style.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKkqh6XsXfyLogYfdT44fkh-dgKToERQNnZuWTsZ2RU7zIChig2P-xo5UGQK2O1Bght8jR0qhfdqQdTIOGxgW5NM26LYbSFidLoCciZd1iVzNLIR-RHwynhs0B8okj81WjGq4Gj0W-2qJ/s1600/nautilus_05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604517376455531666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKkqh6XsXfyLogYfdT44fkh-dgKToERQNnZuWTsZ2RU7zIChig2P-xo5UGQK2O1Bght8jR0qhfdqQdTIOGxgW5NM26LYbSFidLoCciZd1iVzNLIR-RHwynhs0B8okj81WjGq4Gj0W-2qJ/s400/nautilus_05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignEY7AXqVIE_NLVpBziKZ4fM9XkPXoYiBxdGXTAb_alWaoNCu1UoYaKemGzdCStPvGpFywcDUYjQE2gM62vOT8cASVMYm9AnnCi7JPKVqYS3JsrU02f-qzqmUc_TC1e4uVoCExLLsDiJu/s1600/nautilus_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604517648939375570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignEY7AXqVIE_NLVpBziKZ4fM9XkPXoYiBxdGXTAb_alWaoNCu1UoYaKemGzdCStPvGpFywcDUYjQE2gM62vOT8cASVMYm9AnnCi7JPKVqYS3JsrU02f-qzqmUc_TC1e4uVoCExLLsDiJu/s400/nautilus_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxXvEnBhPs3g2pJ42hwTOqQtDg7K7IrgaiXg67uYsonlKeIIfmB16LvQwm-4S3vnXf68BBQ3mW1l5sKD4HCLVQgaWAERXWGhrJbS_ARtGIxCC74fDtL3o1gzUP-MNJDtAsQFvdAUEUJIZ/s1600/nautilus_03.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604517510926793506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxXvEnBhPs3g2pJ42hwTOqQtDg7K7IrgaiXg67uYsonlKeIIfmB16LvQwm-4S3vnXf68BBQ3mW1l5sKD4HCLVQgaWAERXWGhrJbS_ARtGIxCC74fDtL3o1gzUP-MNJDtAsQFvdAUEUJIZ/s400/nautilus_03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0wLwJmBWh-k57UzgC2jn9owI6DrNvvL1qW3qdS_LBj0NyYHf8dxYnUClErYpB17FTlPEq3zFAZ9cPfBnyhmRY25yRHSyFeVSD7zntK9dtOUbn8g58Q_1ndJB8UIk4Kif3egnxVMIU7o0/s1600/nautilus_04.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604517449299725746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0wLwJmBWh-k57UzgC2jn9owI6DrNvvL1qW3qdS_LBj0NyYHf8dxYnUClErYpB17FTlPEq3zFAZ9cPfBnyhmRY25yRHSyFeVSD7zntK9dtOUbn8g58Q_1ndJB8UIk4Kif3egnxVMIU7o0/s400/nautilus_04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><br />The tabletop aquarium or fishtank measures 400mm tall, 270mm wide and 390mm deep and weighs 15kg and is available for <a href="http://www.spell-online.com/en/product_nautilus.html">order from Spell.</a>

The Nautilus Peepbox Aquarium Melds Steampunk Design With Modern Materials.

Designed by George Maridakis for Spell, the Nautilus peepbox aquarium is constructed of Perspex and aluminum. The illuminated cylindrical fi...

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Unusual Blown Glass Fish Bowls By Roger Arquer.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1p5Ecb2MRipCLSctlvrnfXIY7UQqbk3CkzHS51dA3J7QB8OF-KoBmmOHVaiTQFtcZfpPEPdtPvuYKmCURk2w0I5uRoH2g9rsa5CM2WpL8AT2eg5TqcWYTlf3vvWcA6DL2YnXfCktTfI/s1600/ganged+fishbowls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468525290071490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1p5Ecb2MRipCLSctlvrnfXIY7UQqbk3CkzHS51dA3J7QB8OF-KoBmmOHVaiTQFtcZfpPEPdtPvuYKmCURk2w0I5uRoH2g9rsa5CM2WpL8AT2eg5TqcWYTlf3vvWcA6DL2YnXfCktTfI/s400/ganged+fishbowls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />This project presents fifteen different pieces that explore variations of the iconic image of a fishbowl. Each piece examines a topic or suggests a solution to a different issue, as human qualities are being attributed to a fish.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov_tzMq81NyAVfK6hi5HVBhzph1H1eZ1d1JgPI_Lo1vi7oY76G-BYn2ldnHMVlYEpGaOUBlGSRoVqIbmES1FXaMrXzvkS4-4C4BUrj_vRJCgkmjX5tx74lzosKgc7en7IfIPzCzN-B-U/s1600/40_40fishbowl-making-2v2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564457344388167762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov_tzMq81NyAVfK6hi5HVBhzph1H1eZ1d1JgPI_Lo1vi7oY76G-BYn2ldnHMVlYEpGaOUBlGSRoVqIbmES1FXaMrXzvkS4-4C4BUrj_vRJCgkmjX5tx74lzosKgc7en7IfIPzCzN-B-U/s400/40_40fishbowl-making-2v2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 324px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UBcxD2EUaXDWYOG0ouU-qQoX5dDrozslxW56CTH5lHzDnuMt1Z_cNI7V2FzBBfj1vumgt8V4Vcmrz2MqR3H1f0_5Hy3kR3MXaQkutjaaxAleRjECD82l7jE32-KJQePETcBkzIA0teM/s1600/40_40fishbowl-sketchesv2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564461173359475698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UBcxD2EUaXDWYOG0ouU-qQoX5dDrozslxW56CTH5lHzDnuMt1Z_cNI7V2FzBBfj1vumgt8V4Vcmrz2MqR3H1f0_5Hy3kR3MXaQkutjaaxAleRjECD82l7jE32-KJQePETcBkzIA0teM/s400/40_40fishbowl-sketchesv2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52rgUtTC9-7UQZ7ohGYk0Gb7nmj5bQyYFCQ7QCIHv2by6rhS2_Xulxs4yp4DB2uevbv-c4nz8jbztZoTk2zlZiA4ihmYveyVmQgUr65RV-eX4igRiLCkAduG2LENvg_oz3TrWBjKVX5E/s1600/40_40fishbowl-sketchv2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564461259158158002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52rgUtTC9-7UQZ7ohGYk0Gb7nmj5bQyYFCQ7QCIHv2by6rhS2_Xulxs4yp4DB2uevbv-c4nz8jbztZoTk2zlZiA4ihmYveyVmQgUr65RV-eX4igRiLCkAduG2LENvg_oz3TrWBjKVX5E/s400/40_40fishbowl-sketchv2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 324px;" /></a><br /><br />Thoughtful and yet playful, the hand blown glass FishBowls relate with <a href="http://www.rogerarquer.com/work/birdland/">Birdland</a> and <a href="http://www.rogerarquer.com/work/mousetraps/">MouseTraps</a>, two previous projects by Roger Arquer that also explore variations.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Under Candlelight</span> tells us about candlelight floating on water for a romantic evening:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpkRab-2_7bZP6UBjemXuYfCGJULBF_vp8nplFSZwNAM7S4MTC1sqDm3ISfu20N96hyQqHpF6QwU18kru-Ut1WqFynBzMG7ZvSit0m4wQDrpfE2eDGMwUyUdkm62rpLvNGG4m79Xo2jM/s1600/under+candlelight+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564463625426742818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpkRab-2_7bZP6UBjemXuYfCGJULBF_vp8nplFSZwNAM7S4MTC1sqDm3ISfu20N96hyQqHpF6QwU18kru-Ut1WqFynBzMG7ZvSit0m4wQDrpfE2eDGMwUyUdkm62rpLvNGG4m79Xo2jM/s400/under+candlelight+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">XS or XL</span> tells us about relationships between big and small fish living together:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWlmavDhIftXg317SyYNmCLpEeM3Wja_LouXNSlGYdKzdi6bGZBg9EeU5NS-aDbeJ3zzr8RokmYE_C-Yr4g_0e_LAH9rlu32E39N7J8QQ0x_y4usqKvMovv7kLGanHTxkhtN8i7hcqLk/s1600/Xl+and+Xs+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564463513130689490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWlmavDhIftXg317SyYNmCLpEeM3Wja_LouXNSlGYdKzdi6bGZBg9EeU5NS-aDbeJ3zzr8RokmYE_C-Yr4g_0e_LAH9rlu32E39N7J8QQ0x_y4usqKvMovv7kLGanHTxkhtN8i7hcqLk/s400/Xl+and+Xs+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Dear Neighbor</span> tells us about the delicate relationships we have with our close neighbors:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8vn-GABe8_P5q0fyfF75cFux_JarKN7jbkIPdM8IU04eQsTAywjUbGilB5S8B1SR7ts1xcWVuhQ2dS6TqO6LovwTM88swlOUh9O1PZhdKi56yE5Hoai1q8BPdqVnhTo7f8FWPpQ7I_Q/s1600/dear+neighbor+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564464020536914114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8vn-GABe8_P5q0fyfF75cFux_JarKN7jbkIPdM8IU04eQsTAywjUbGilB5S8B1SR7ts1xcWVuhQ2dS6TqO6LovwTM88swlOUh9O1PZhdKi56yE5Hoai1q8BPdqVnhTo7f8FWPpQ7I_Q/s400/dear+neighbor+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pure Life</span> tells us about purifying the water directly when refilling the bowl:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvFXwWfuAdLRB54uF5teUZzl__mUqj4-Yu4RJSHgTbJO-MHF2d8oOob2b8BG75c0uY1ya7ARYxPwzFG78Yde4CuizCtbxcO1FM7WFBomi3dLtfQ8KCYnOl1TQ9bgA1DJ2tgwnN0AJnGo/s1600/Pure+life+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564465091080883922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvFXwWfuAdLRB54uF5teUZzl__mUqj4-Yu4RJSHgTbJO-MHF2d8oOob2b8BG75c0uY1ya7ARYxPwzFG78Yde4CuizCtbxcO1FM7WFBomi3dLtfQ8KCYnOl1TQ9bgA1DJ2tgwnN0AJnGo/s400/Pure+life+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 513px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Chill Out / Warm Up</span> tells us about how we can control water temperature adding hot water or ice in the small receptacle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MiNt1F66BsJGEt_yFRNLTz6ucChSaBRK_7WK35TY6Ofut4jsrXYPQp6O6-vMNV4ZZP21WhxuL6sW9igjnGRwYS5Uo1zDDSi3QPEwenC-_z-ZkSIPFxYySGqteOwGYwczcIbRoPAfLQQ/s1600/Chill+out+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564465587076013442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MiNt1F66BsJGEt_yFRNLTz6ucChSaBRK_7WK35TY6Ofut4jsrXYPQp6O6-vMNV4ZZP21WhxuL6sW9igjnGRwYS5Uo1zDDSi3QPEwenC-_z-ZkSIPFxYySGqteOwGYwczcIbRoPAfLQQ/s400/Chill+out+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russian Dolls</span> tell us about how big the fish wants to grow. If it stays in the small bowl, the fish will keep small. If it goes to the big, it will grow:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7a_MvT0Sbm3yk1d_0s4k0fadSBFJovcZU2nizY6Pm7W5JcGkWgjlGAvZQ2tGOw_gaBWM8GSOBM2cJT1zLOHqJYAdbomo19VuCGBLjfrInjLcl6_HSw0AkntFqnnNlmnFrAeGoRforo8/s1600/Russian+Dolls+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564465707279802306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7a_MvT0Sbm3yk1d_0s4k0fadSBFJovcZU2nizY6Pm7W5JcGkWgjlGAvZQ2tGOw_gaBWM8GSOBM2cJT1zLOHqJYAdbomo19VuCGBLjfrInjLcl6_HSw0AkntFqnnNlmnFrAeGoRforo8/s400/Russian+Dolls+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Bottle Vase</span> tells us about how we use objects for another purposes other than their original function<span style="font-weight: bold;">:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Apt_NSMigq8yZOFPYK2ZbZAQ8ogF6jXNQ7hJSJQWMNEcqKqSCxR8pf31i7gEcIedE8Op3gCnFajVxseUsgq-FvGzvYunV_sk0K5kpGkhqxPC4tjCdDuRqnlhjfhZOGsrIrtSXRIIuYU/s1600/vase+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564462557990427058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Apt_NSMigq8yZOFPYK2ZbZAQ8ogF6jXNQ7hJSJQWMNEcqKqSCxR8pf31i7gEcIedE8Op3gCnFajVxseUsgq-FvGzvYunV_sk0K5kpGkhqxPC4tjCdDuRqnlhjfhZOGsrIrtSXRIIuYU/s400/vase+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 510px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Private Matters</span> tells us about privacy for the fish:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKxsgg8sKrgGqV9X5zEnEzm_9BEtfvJnKdlWIs7FxkoGep-zN-pL5E8drSBblnDkRLpTHkGAZYifXbesnlCG1TCG8Y1Uc_1s1azatQ0tiGXe7QU39LW_YZEBMItSUgMz7UtPIf44AsOo/s1600/Privacy+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564462451381969522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKxsgg8sKrgGqV9X5zEnEzm_9BEtfvJnKdlWIs7FxkoGep-zN-pL5E8drSBblnDkRLpTHkGAZYifXbesnlCG1TCG8Y1Uc_1s1azatQ0tiGXe7QU39LW_YZEBMItSUgMz7UtPIf44AsOo/s400/Privacy+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Hanging From a String</span> tells us about playfulness in an apparently threatening situation:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA-QxMe3SsHvfBFr1osUBNfjIAXWUTVoW7RecIfxfaivw-LcG_EGYW36FxDOe8nr3OuVcsktTvHkwaunGvZgMlvm5Bh_dj_ks_uVsxIFxvoUKgoP6u45sGOsFx6WT1QWVuxGoZpxnqss/s1600/hanging+string+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564466469000442018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA-QxMe3SsHvfBFr1osUBNfjIAXWUTVoW7RecIfxfaivw-LcG_EGYW36FxDOe8nr3OuVcsktTvHkwaunGvZgMlvm5Bh_dj_ks_uVsxIFxvoUKgoP6u45sGOsFx6WT1QWVuxGoZpxnqss/s400/hanging+string+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 486px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do Not Piss Me Off </span>tells us about the power to decide between the life and death of the fish:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRc1Zm_QBm8ApReycDMxIMybxKn7fVt2h_g9VmNz_j5BQIO5eZh1ngUgK6ZgDTkA7tKL6FzPzwAs-sByeYJr7qEGzU33QrlM-a1g4ytTFyTiHMmW44JB-19t-hj8vEgsu3zOR8-Ah_Dg/s1600/do+not+piss+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564466370423737826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRc1Zm_QBm8ApReycDMxIMybxKn7fVt2h_g9VmNz_j5BQIO5eZh1ngUgK6ZgDTkA7tKL6FzPzwAs-sByeYJr7qEGzU33QrlM-a1g4ytTFyTiHMmW44JB-19t-hj8vEgsu3zOR8-Ah_Dg/s400/do+not+piss+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Above Water</span> tells us about sharing the water between the fish bowl and the plant:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qtcGTZKe3p_oVG9ys7mPa5yLOA0eQfTdBczmo439JkxYI3xE6NPaWmQ9GbCDGh2_lXNb3oL4aQw4KbeN1xp0RnGXWKabOksaQRI1c6doagsGGaX71RHO5yXGspZ1BPZ_21tqqp9CXxo/s1600/do+not+water+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564466974130634306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qtcGTZKe3p_oVG9ys7mPa5yLOA0eQfTdBczmo439JkxYI3xE6NPaWmQ9GbCDGh2_lXNb3oL4aQw4KbeN1xp0RnGXWKabOksaQRI1c6doagsGGaX71RHO5yXGspZ1BPZ_21tqqp9CXxo/s400/do+not+water+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 500px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wishing Well</span> tells us about cultural traditions related to throwing coins on wells or fountains:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9cFY_T3RYnHIlf4vPOYSsEwvS1KKc2OGqzK21TUulqUoZJJ3_eYsM8fGs5lvhK0_eKdhZ5jzlLD8WnuUZ8O5C96BHp6FFqOU9kqqU1i4FP-oc9zjwwNje6Dn0cqupe2FDklhPMqwe8/s1600/wishing+well+bowl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564467124474239250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9cFY_T3RYnHIlf4vPOYSsEwvS1KKc2OGqzK21TUulqUoZJJ3_eYsM8fGs5lvhK0_eKdhZ5jzlLD8WnuUZ8O5C96BHp6FFqOU9kqqU1i4FP-oc9zjwwNje6Dn0cqupe2FDklhPMqwe8/s400/wishing+well+bowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About The Artist:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG6yUDfUtfo9Oe0EEkrI31fd0YBtAIldemuI9x3kuVW42GrN1Dj-D_7N9qx4oTtLqrZRg1_S4J7CWCzNoccenm6ZW1cSIjB2i5Cy61lCMhQuUpgmNrApvELC8N14KkKvUWKmmAkUseVA/s1600/40_fishbowl-making_v2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564456366612050210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG6yUDfUtfo9Oe0EEkrI31fd0YBtAIldemuI9x3kuVW42GrN1Dj-D_7N9qx4oTtLqrZRg1_S4J7CWCzNoccenm6ZW1cSIjB2i5Cy61lCMhQuUpgmNrApvELC8N14KkKvUWKmmAkUseVA/s400/40_fishbowl-making_v2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" /></a><br />Roger Arquer was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1975. Graduated in Design at ESDI, Barcelona (1994-1998). A year after his graduation, he moved to New York City (1999-2003) to work as industrial designer. After New York, he moved to London to attend an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art (2003-2005). During the summer break in RCA he worked as designer in Zurich (Switzerland). He set up his own design practice in London after RCA.<br /><br />Since he was student he has received design awards, such as Opus Design Award (Japan), Coram Design (Netherlands), Adi-Fad (Barcelona), RCA Society/Thames Hudson Book Prize (London), among others.<br /><br />He also has been exhibiting his work: Design Mart Design Museum (2005-6), British Council Design Exhibition (Milan 2005), aRChAeology at Royal College of Art (London 2005), or Park and Products at Serpentine Gallery (London 2004), On/Off Design Experience (Seoul 2005), among others.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">all text and images courtesy of the artist.</span><br /><a href="http://www.rogerarquer.com/">Roger Arquer</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/02/googles-under-sea-interactive-steampunk.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571406146656852642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m5pzICVDW-6G5HYoMQ6IbIEwhfN45kD-8M8X1E2JYrFnentS1NLP_p1BsAU3genXJq9Bre-9bqKHpITE_A1ZG4BFwphMIsDh2-lhiXEE7Etg45SsWVqRtyK52qX93Y7g3ZKSHt7ewig/s400/Google_verne.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 125px;" /></a><br />In a funny little coinkidink, today's Google Doodle also takes place underwater where the fishies live, be sure to check out <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/02/googles-under-sea-interactive-steampunk.html">the post on the interactive Jules Verne homage here.</a>

Unusual Blown Glass Fish Bowls By Roger Arquer.

This project presents fifteen different pieces that explore variations of the iconic image of a fishbowl. Each piece examines a topic or sug...

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Modern Glass Vessels / Fish Tanks By Vanessa Mitrani

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IBjHPzELiunRtMhoRetYshSmr3iQ0YJ07RHiZ1l-Gghu87fJnX2Go0V4AB_eefi_-6e4-USQgebXVC_0xQzbm_mo8k86y3TuD3miAoSsQmdVg8xRx7TEH3QzO-JIZk5P8TRlNVM7vas6/s1600/VM-hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477612355333471058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IBjHPzELiunRtMhoRetYshSmr3iQ0YJ07RHiZ1l-Gghu87fJnX2Go0V4AB_eefi_-6e4-USQgebXVC_0xQzbm_mo8k86y3TuD3miAoSsQmdVg8xRx7TEH3QzO-JIZk5P8TRlNVM7vas6/s400/VM-hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: The No Limits Bowl, glass and porcelain.</span><br /><br />Amongst her large repertoire of work, French artist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanessa Mitrani</span> creates beautiful and functional hand-blown glass decorative vessels that can also function as fish tanks or fishbowls.<br /><br />The latest of these objets d'art/aquariums is her <span style="font-weight: bold;">No Limits Collection</span> which features porcelain or aluminum cast fish half in and half out of their glass surroundings. As if escaping from their habitats, the fish create a sort of optical illusion, floating between their world of captivity and ours.<br /><br />Dish (glass and porcelain):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspB2PDzDiePWyfqRAaaLDuB8KprmPH9FWlrnVWrNRzN47GNiF9Zfs8zNgw9FfNIlWldEb9_QPXx7LXdvNqlxvPHm7JlyVNC5gJhVN8KCdWJW3tgU3M1dktqA6FbkZbPrlB8oOchvj2qZg/s1600/dish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477601623466165074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspB2PDzDiePWyfqRAaaLDuB8KprmPH9FWlrnVWrNRzN47GNiF9Zfs8zNgw9FfNIlWldEb9_QPXx7LXdvNqlxvPHm7JlyVNC5gJhVN8KCdWJW3tgU3M1dktqA6FbkZbPrlB8oOchvj2qZg/s400/dish.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 465px;" /></a><br />Round bowl and Giant Cylinder (glass and porcelain):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PwMoBxeeaxH-w3nEjvYjti-bHydmGZgIpFOdmcm8REUAQhSWtSXMYY5ofReLJoJRTu3iAwsVUK6bESS071xuSOrkKL-OSa_lUZpK1SjO9cYtIwpOKQ3lXxE1Zp9-rjjQUzKF3dIfZhWk/s1600/roundbowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477601753441865874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PwMoBxeeaxH-w3nEjvYjti-bHydmGZgIpFOdmcm8REUAQhSWtSXMYY5ofReLJoJRTu3iAwsVUK6bESS071xuSOrkKL-OSa_lUZpK1SjO9cYtIwpOKQ3lXxE1Zp9-rjjQUzKF3dIfZhWk/s400/roundbowl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 246px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvxBgurpPhcVX8MGIt_YLSq5GsHAvgES1U-q0bd7TI6DkkYN3t3H3GzA6L9oznOqE5kAnO-ByWIYR_VoqJn3OaeprfOn5EcuMGffj5Ubyr9MLbU5MgAQdh5d6dgfdCcfDzBRAbyeT3EWE/s1600/cylinder2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477601513905731458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvxBgurpPhcVX8MGIt_YLSq5GsHAvgES1U-q0bd7TI6DkkYN3t3H3GzA6L9oznOqE5kAnO-ByWIYR_VoqJn3OaeprfOn5EcuMGffj5Ubyr9MLbU5MgAQdh5d6dgfdCcfDzBRAbyeT3EWE/s400/cylinder2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 249px;" /></a><br />In addition to the larger pieces (shown above) that can actually be used as aquariums, the collection includes a vase, water glasses, mugs and cups:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuaOO3qpl34kmqgwmnwfCkoEywXuub3W4vb-hJdmKX4l3HlTPOoH_BnKY1lgVhN7S4nTghhiBAZ0JSkLLMPDXqTC4c0wOA88usTF0HxrSsOHt0-6xINxK4K6-hJmCXQh2I8CYY2TTfAy5/s1600/410.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477602170880311522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuaOO3qpl34kmqgwmnwfCkoEywXuub3W4vb-hJdmKX4l3HlTPOoH_BnKY1lgVhN7S4nTghhiBAZ0JSkLLMPDXqTC4c0wOA88usTF0HxrSsOHt0-6xINxK4K6-hJmCXQh2I8CYY2TTfAy5/s400/410.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 409px;" /></a><br /><br />Her <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aquarius Collection</span> has been featured in various magazines and on design blogs touting their modern shape and convergence of nature and design.<br /><br />Simple and Double:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLUx2AFcQjDMFyL18-nNAnl1fhegtBzZ65Ymla9fENMzsakmld_vIIkOKbt4G_IMQIsMUVbyX33AIVMKExwLEZcXrfLjAT62zf78zk3wSHa_0kUKPQFOEovKMA2kyIM4fE0AxWgF8zI7S/s1600/simple.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477592953352632642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLUx2AFcQjDMFyL18-nNAnl1fhegtBzZ65Ymla9fENMzsakmld_vIIkOKbt4G_IMQIsMUVbyX33AIVMKExwLEZcXrfLjAT62zf78zk3wSHa_0kUKPQFOEovKMA2kyIM4fE0AxWgF8zI7S/s400/simple.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 346px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PjRe4X_2rFFHDWSApiGVl3h0UiVgZmPUD0wRD_7kY9FiZcBBM4gGAS8tRj8GO8mvllMGoAz85_rJkw6n39pzGxUEoKeRgfxArZlFGG1Se3yC4hMJ4e_MAa53dxwn8KMQr80FXo9kFbYb/s1600/double.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477593016332339826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PjRe4X_2rFFHDWSApiGVl3h0UiVgZmPUD0wRD_7kY9FiZcBBM4gGAS8tRj8GO8mvllMGoAz85_rJkw6n39pzGxUEoKeRgfxArZlFGG1Se3yC4hMJ4e_MAa53dxwn8KMQr80FXo9kFbYb/s400/double.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 347px;" /></a><br />Panoramic and Bottles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9vONyvnqaffhNpuf0eoLI1sB8jXfyZgDmm9zXg2O_j612_JPqEYdpE_D0ww6KLqHFhjQLvwvSH1wWIXGWGFr4D7MGGZ-vaG-q33m_IEX-JZpfXi_D1DCi_LUZvEBMU8dD59nTJey_6R-/s1600/image15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477603462016296658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9vONyvnqaffhNpuf0eoLI1sB8jXfyZgDmm9zXg2O_j612_JPqEYdpE_D0ww6KLqHFhjQLvwvSH1wWIXGWGFr4D7MGGZ-vaG-q33m_IEX-JZpfXi_D1DCi_LUZvEBMU8dD59nTJey_6R-/s400/image15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 269px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNMOGtvsbURf7xJNv9LWhionu_2BH2XT76AFsj_uynl6qDB208wtqAm8SPI-dOC8gHK_xCQ-hLUp2bfnfsJQKjK82EyE85FS9onc5UpBMzAU9Tg0hFWewsHKE6xb5xSR-IA3YPCvwkEe6/s1600/bottlescropped.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477604632823807250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNMOGtvsbURf7xJNv9LWhionu_2BH2XT76AFsj_uynl6qDB208wtqAm8SPI-dOC8gHK_xCQ-hLUp2bfnfsJQKjK82EyE85FS9onc5UpBMzAU9Tg0hFWewsHKE6xb5xSR-IA3YPCvwkEe6/s400/bottlescropped.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 270px;" /></a><br />Building and a recent piece from Salone del Mobil (name unknown):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ39EcmOxJ9-ZUhLyFaInhb3CuWM6o8vZ-gSD6i7rMLhmZnOCJ1Dcx7dvBOrqUHqEQNpS88JVXhF-Zei7p9qGCfkx-4zgwNcCzd6YlZCdvMuVGCXPTmUVgLPea6sTs3VvM-1Efp7et0SjA/s1600/building.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477603319202992066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ39EcmOxJ9-ZUhLyFaInhb3CuWM6o8vZ-gSD6i7rMLhmZnOCJ1Dcx7dvBOrqUHqEQNpS88JVXhF-Zei7p9qGCfkx-4zgwNcCzd6YlZCdvMuVGCXPTmUVgLPea6sTs3VvM-1Efp7et0SjA/s400/building.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 353px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9LwvGzPivn9a3TMj92qeG0Ch3GIqyQeJMIq-xdX4xR_Y3x5o-wIQ1G1XwDWeSQ0NB3_ITdPcIMK8CqXP4CdtF4GSr3AQFeb9BBo__YOpgQo1k76Bz5gLw1PPtOLP6pzt7rjKLJwxMHst/s1600/simplr-big.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477604426442961554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9LwvGzPivn9a3TMj92qeG0Ch3GIqyQeJMIq-xdX4xR_Y3x5o-wIQ1G1XwDWeSQ0NB3_ITdPcIMK8CqXP4CdtF4GSr3AQFeb9BBo__YOpgQo1k76Bz5gLw1PPtOLP6pzt7rjKLJwxMHst/s400/simplr-big.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />And finally, her <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oxygen Collection</span> consists of two pieces; a large and small version of fused round bowls that appear as connected bubbles, weightless and suspended in air.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeSGR38VonB4Fa-rnG6EvGYmxtCTEbOetLD-yO3_U_McLFke-89rdqiYIkpVVTQT8v_M-MPMNuPqueofKfSRJfFd86tEigSeZVi0PfBHhbj6Ug0Y80MU4KyH0VrwwbNaLPpPrYNaD8A04/s1600/Oxygen-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477609041943362034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeSGR38VonB4Fa-rnG6EvGYmxtCTEbOetLD-yO3_U_McLFke-89rdqiYIkpVVTQT8v_M-MPMNuPqueofKfSRJfFd86tEigSeZVi0PfBHhbj6Ug0Y80MU4KyH0VrwwbNaLPpPrYNaD8A04/s400/Oxygen-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 420px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAC3YXcHNKsbBnaXsh2_yWusPflO-CrLURnZKaP_7MPfF5Zfy0gCGlp2y6QSyKABPpiptxanHaHoaMDTf_WYdITUNEd4EBqcdB_QJ2rrQCKxYFHyuxcvDCAQbtqnlxApvUUma7chUa7ED/s1600/Oxygen2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477606937369162226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAC3YXcHNKsbBnaXsh2_yWusPflO-CrLURnZKaP_7MPfF5Zfy0gCGlp2y6QSyKABPpiptxanHaHoaMDTf_WYdITUNEd4EBqcdB_QJ2rrQCKxYFHyuxcvDCAQbtqnlxApvUUma7chUa7ED/s400/Oxygen2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br />Glasssware is only a small part of Vanessa Mitrani's work. She also designs textiles, display products for merchandisers and works in porcelain. She has an impressive client list, having created pieces for Salviati, Ligne Roset and Roche Bobois, to name a few. Many of her pieces are carried by exclusive galleries or high end boutiques.<br /><br />About the artist:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYv4Vj2ys8E_-fMIIZ4LOc1MdYHNUHadk1BMy82UoKUuu0-32H4vugwi1qYHy4EChxBss3u7qmeRI0QMfYaabaLxBukgEwjRLw7B-YFOfmDSZfY9XduPyzQqD9zYpYm70NKD2NBTDHxyT/s1600/vmpic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477587089709503090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYv4Vj2ys8E_-fMIIZ4LOc1MdYHNUHadk1BMy82UoKUuu0-32H4vugwi1qYHy4EChxBss3u7qmeRI0QMfYaabaLxBukgEwjRLw7B-YFOfmDSZfY9XduPyzQqD9zYpYm70NKD2NBTDHxyT/s400/vmpic.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Vanessa Mitrani trained in furniture design at <a href="http://www.ensad.fr/">ENSAD,</a> under the tutelage of Jean Claude Maugirard, spent a year at ADAC studios and worked with with the glass artist Pedro Veloso.<br /><br />After graduating from ENSAD in 1999 she embarked on a professional career, the following year obtaining the VIA Label and created her first edition of vases for Ligne Roset.<br /><br />In 2002, she started Vanessa Mitrani Creations which developed original objects, products, furniture design, and produced pieces for Roche Bobois, Salviati, Neiman Marcus, l’Occitane en Provence and the Conran shop. Mitrani also collaborates directly with factories in France, Portugal and India several times a year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vanessamitrani.com/vanessamitrani.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477587161028682082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZwuYfpP-B6FE3K0q8iQRa1LpWd0MrIRJSdpx8_q9r84gP_Xb6uDnzik1oWQYLsFx6xbyZ5geBfy2RO1CJkod3_ysuf0HCBybaXbctkcPJE1X10oOXZWfr70LurjoV6eNz_KSORzkCDFQ/s400/vmlogo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 169px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vanessamitrani.com/vanessamitrani.php">Vanessa Mitrani</a><br /><br />Places where you can purchase some of her pieces:<br /><a href="http://www.lesitedescreateurs.com/">Les Site Des Createurs </a><br /><a href="http://www.conranusa.com/">The Conran Shop</a><br /><a href="http://www.roselandgallery.com/">Roseland Gallery</a>

Modern Glass Vessels / Fish Tanks By Vanessa Mitrani

above: The No Limits Bowl, glass and porcelain. Amongst her large repertoire of work, French artist Vanessa Mitrani creates beautiful and f...

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">In an effort to showcase what is beautifully designed, conceptually relevant,</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">art to some and objects to others, I wanted to bring these aquatic worlds to your attention.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" >They say that fish have a 'calming' effect on people. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" >That's why you so often see aquariums in Doctors' offices and Veterinarian's waiting rooms. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" >Why they are in Chinese restaurants, I'm not sure.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Either way, these fish are </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" >living the dream</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> baby...</span></span><br /></span><br /><div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><map id="ThisNext_map_ECDD9B45" name="ThisNext_map_ECDD9B45"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/33985F7B/35DCE766/Halve-Glass-Bookends?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Halve Glass Bookends" shape="rect" coords="11,11,178,178"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/65DFF4DC/E125E3C2/HydroGlass-Aquarium-Spa-Shower?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="HydroGlass Aquarium Spa Shower table" shape="rect" coords="180,11,347,178"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/1054B498/A22A0A74/Even-Moody-Acquario-fish-tank?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Even Moody Acquario (fish tank cum bath tub)" shape="rect" coords="349,11,516,178"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5478165F/458E1B06/Nicola-Ls-Aquarium-and-Bar?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Nicola L's Aquarium and Bar combination" shape="rect" coords="11,180,178,347"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/96C55339/92037B80/AquaKnox-Aquariums?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="AquaKnox Aquariums" shape="rect" coords="180,180,347,347"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/7A38E56B/F7EE2CF7/Zero-Edge-Aquariums?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Zero Edge Aquariums" shape="rect" coords="349,180,516,347"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9813A6AD/A31FA555/Aquarium-Coffee-Tables-Custom?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Aquarium Coffee Tables & Custom Acrylic Fish Tanks" shape="rect" coords="11,349,178,516"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/EB504CDE/EFA26379/INFINITY-AQUARIUM?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="INFINITY AQUARIUM" shape="rect" coords="180,349,347,516"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/B1D2327E/946303B4/Plexi-Fish-tank-by-artist?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Plexi Fish tank by artist Nicola L." shape="rect" coords="349,349,516,516"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/87429328/A429A992/Luxury-Aquariums?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Luxury Aquariums" shape="rect" coords="11,518,178,685"/><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/580B387C/2F7CEF3D/Spacearium-the-ceiling?u=laurasweet&p=/list/163A93E4/Aquariums-that-rock&t=blog" title="Spacearium - 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