Based on a desire to bring Kähler’s craftsmanship legacy and classic techniques up to date, Meyer Lavigne took the shapes of the vases from the archives and playfully created an authentic, artistic expression with even more depth and life thanks to the deep, rich glazes. Canvas is all about the brushstrokes and the intention behind them. You can clearly see that the vases are painted by hand, which lends an expressive, vibrant look. In the decorations, you can sense the designer’s artistic understanding and intuitive movements that make each hand-painted vase a small work of art in itself. The vase is 15 cm and decorated with vertical brush strokes starting from the top and moving downwards. The strokes alternate between wide and narrow, and the edge along the opening of the vase has a transparent black glaze that creates a marked contrast to the delicate colours.
The Danish design duo Meyer-Lavigne consists of Kristine Meyer and Sabine Lavigne. They both graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, specialising in ceramics and glass. Meyer-Lavigne design and manufacture their own products for the home, creating unique works for exhibitions and galleries, and the decorative and graphic approach to ceramics and glass has become Meyer Lavigne’s trademark.
Meyer-Lavigne take an immediate, playful and experimental approach to design. And with their innovative style and modern colour choices, they always contribute to reflections in glass and all the other materials they work with, ranging from ceramics to textiles, wood and prints. Meyer-Lavigne unfold classic design traditions by embracing a spectacular quirkiness best described as a visual, poetic and subtle story. Here the focus is on materials and sensuality and presence of the artist’s hand.
