Swedish brand Kosta Boda once again demonstrates that there are no boundaries when it comes to innovating with glasswork. Collaborating with artist Hanna Handotter and design studio Front, the brand unveiled the latest award-winning additions to its glass line-up: an expansion of Hansdotter’s The Rock series and Front’s new Pavilion set.
Last year, Hansdotter and Kosta Boda launched the Rocky Baroque candlestick, an object that looks as if it was excavated from the earth rather than cast at Kosta Glassworks in Sweden. It quickly won a 2024 Elle Deco Design Award. At 3daysofdesign in June, the two parties unveiled the Rocky Baroque vase, which maintains the same textural design language and a rebellious departure from the classical column typology. The vase adds an element of rawness when juxtaposed against the soft, organic structure of a bountiful bouquet.
Hansdotter also scales down the non-conformist design with The Rock votive series. In the right light, without a candle in place, the votive could be mistaken for a raw gemstone, its glass brilliance shining so brightly. Cast in colored glass using waste glass, the series exemplifies how Kosta Boda beautifully executes circular design by repurposing material into new objects.
Swedish design duo Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren, founders of Front, adopt a more methodological approach to their design, Pavilion. Consisting of six vases, with an additional color in one of the designs, Pavilion is characterized by its geometric and perfectly symmetrical forms, as well as its ribbed texture. Each vase can stand on its own or interact as a group of different personalities. The design has already won a 2024 iF Design award and a 2024 Red Dot award, paving its future as a classic Kosta Boda design.
To add the new glassworks by Hanna Hansdotter or Front to your collection, visit kostaboda.com.
