The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

In the world of designer Bertil Vallien, we meet the inner beauty of glass. In his Black Elements collection we encounter hand-painted glass heads encapsulated in solid blocks of glass.

Clarins

Designed by Kaj Franck for Iittala, the Kartio carafe is a perfect balance of pure material and simple geometric form. Stripped of the superfluous, it is clean and timeless.